{"id":51963,"date":"2023-01-18T14:04:56","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T05:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/video\/2023\/jan\/18\/truth-wins-maria-ressa-cleared-of-tax-evasion-in-the-philippines-video"},"modified":"2023-01-18T14:04:56","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T05:04:56","slug":"overjoyed-maria-ressa-says-justice-wins-as-she-is-cleared-of-tax-evasion-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eastasianews.net\/wp\/?p=51963","title":{"rendered":"Overjoyed Maria Ressa says ‘justice wins’ as she is cleared of tax evasion \u2013 video"},"content":{"rendered":"

Philippine Nobel laureate Maria Ressa and her news site Rappler were acquitted by a court of tax evasion charges. ‘This acquittal … is not just for Rappler, it is for every Filipino who has ever been unjustly accused,’ Ressa told reporters in emotional comments outside the tax appeals court. The tax evasion case became the basis for the authorities to revoke the news site’s license. Ressa, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize alongside a Russian journalist in 2021, maintained that the charges were politically motivated as the news site she ran earned a reputation for its tough scrutiny of former president Rodrigo Duterte and his deadly war on drugs<\/p>\n