Nobel laureate Maria Ressa was acquitted Tuesday of her final tax evasion charge, the latest legal victory for the veteran
Ressa smiled as the judge delivered the verdict in a case that has dragged on for nearly five years.
“You gotta have faith,” a visibly relieved Ressa told reporters outside the court after the acquittal. A court acquitted them on four charges in January. The fifth was heard by a different court, which cleared her and Rappler of wrongdoing on Tuesday.HAPPY WITH COURT VICTORY. Journalist and Nobel laureate Maria Ressa laughs during an interview with Agence France Presse in Manila on Tuesday. AFP
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