Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa was acquitted of tax evasion charges on Wednesday, in a decision welcomed by rights activists who have expressed concern over worsening press freedoms in the Philippines.
MANILA — Embattled Philippine journalist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa was acquitted of tax evasion charges on Wednesday, in a decision welcomed by rights activists who have expressed concern over worsening press freedoms in the Southeast Asian country.The Philippine Court of Tax Appeals cleared Ressa, 59, and her social news site Rappler of four charges of tax evasion.
“These charges were a brazen abuse of power, political harassment against journalists trying to hold power to account,” said Ressa, who held back tears while speaking to reporters outside the court on Wednesday morning.
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