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FAILURE OF JUSTICE, FAILURE OF DEMOCRACY: Rappler statement on the conviction of Rappler CEO and Executive Editor @mariaressa and former researcher-writer Rey Santos Jr. for cyber libel

#CourageOn #DefendPressFreedom #HoldTheLine
@mariaressa Today is a day of grief, mourning, and rage. Manila RTC Judge Rainelda Estacio Montesa convicted Rappler CEO and Executive Editor Maria Ressa and former researcher-writer Rey Santos Jr of cyber libel. #CourageON #HoldTheLine #DefendPressFreedom

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@mariaressa They were sentenced to jail for 6 months and 1 day up to 6 years, and allowed bail. She completed the trial in only 8 months, possibly the fastest libel trial in recent history. #CourageON #HoldTheLine #DefendPressFreedom

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@mariaressa This decision is historic. It was handed down during a pandemic, with community quarantine restrictions still in place. #CourageON #HoldTheLine #DefendPressFreedom

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@mariaressa It is the first verdict on one of the many court cases lodged against Rappler since President Rodrigo Duterte became president in 2016. #CourageON #HoldTheLine #DefendPressFreedom

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@mariaressa It comes just 3 days after the country commemorated its 122th year of independence. #CourageON #HoldTheLine #DefendPressFreedom

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@mariaressa And it convicts a journalist, Maria Ressa – among TIME Magazine’s 2018 Person the Year awardees – and a former researcher-writer Rey Santos Jr over a case built on flimsy ground: a corrected typographical error. #CourageON #HoldTheLine #DefendPressFreedom
@mariaressa They used it as basis to make an incredible claim about “republication” of an article that was, in truth, published before the cybercrime law was enacted. #CourageON #HoldTheLine #DefendPressFreedom

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@mariaressa This creative reinterpretation and twisting of the law became grounds to prosecute this case, filed 5 long years after the publication of a story about the late former chief justice Renato Corona and his ties to businessman Wilfredo Keng. #CourageON #HoldTheLine
@mariaressa Today’s verdict sets a dangerous precedent not only for journalists but for everyone online. It weakens the ability of journalists to hold power to account as the one-year prescription period of libel is extended to 12 years. #CourageON #HoldTheLine #DefendPressFreedom
@mariaressa Even before the cybercrime law took effect, Filipino journalists and press freedom advocates had been pushing for the decriminalization of libel. #CourageON #HoldTheLine #DefendPressFreedom

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@mariaressa This ruling, coupled with the cybercrime law, has made the space for a free press, free speech, and free expression even tighter and narrower. #CourageON #HoldTheLine #DefendPressFreedom

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@mariaressa The decision today marks not the rule of law, but the rule of law twisted to suit the interests of those in power who connive to satisfy their mutually beneficial personal and political agenda. #CourageON #HoldTheLine #DefendPressFreedom

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@mariaressa Today marks diminished freedom and more threats to democratic rights supposedly guaranteed by the Philippine Constitution, especially in the context of a looming anti-terrorism law. #CourageON #HoldTheLine #DefendPressFreedom

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@mariaressa We call on our media colleagues, our community, and other advocates of a free and independent press to be vigilant and vocal now more than ever. This is not just about Maria or Rey or Rappler. #CourageON #HoldTheLine #DefendPressFreedom

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@mariaressa This is about fundamental rights of every citizen who refuses to be intimidated by the powerful who do wrong and whom they dare criticize and expose. #CourageON #HoldTheLine #DefendPressFreedom

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@mariaressa Journalists are not exempt from the law. We are law-abiding citizens too. Despite the rage in our hearts, we will follow the judicial process and elevate the case to the Court of Appeals and, if need be, to the Supreme Court. #CourageON #HoldTheLine #DefendPressFreedom
@mariaressa [EDITORIAL] Dagok sa demokrasya: rappler.com/views/animated…

#CourageON #HoldTheLine #DefendPressFreedom
@mariaressa READ Rappler's statement on cyber libel conviction: Failure of justice, failure of democracy

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Rappler's @lianbuan tweets portions of the 37-page decision of Judge Rainelda Estacio-Montesa in convicting Maria Ressa and Reynaldo Santos Jr of cyber libel charges, sentencing them to 6 mos 1 day up to 6 years. They are entitled to post-conviction bail under same bond.
@lianbuan Judge Montesa affirmed that the update in 2014 constituted republication, which made the article fall under the Sept 2012 Cybercrime Law. Article was written May 2012, or before law, but a typo error (evasion spelled as evation) was corrected Feb 2014. | via @lianbuan
The Court did not accept Rappler's assertion that what was corrected was just a typo error, and faulted them for not presenting Rey Santos on the stand to testify that no substantial change was made on his article in 2014. | via @lianbuan
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BREAKING NEWS. The Manila Trial Court convicts Rappler CEO and executive editor Maria Ressa and former researcher-writer Rey Santos Jr of cyber libel.

Soon on rappler.com/nation #DefendPressFreedom #CourageON #HoldTheLine
How did we get here? Here’s a rundown of the events surrounding Rappler’s cyber libel case. rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/2…
Here are frequently asked questions and answers regarding the case. rappler.com/about-rappler/…
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JUST IN: 16 students in Iligan City were arrested by cops even before their anti-terror bill protest began today. Police have not told them what cases they will file. | via @ramboreports

Details to follow on rappler.com/nation
@ramboreports Participant of the protest and witness Gil Nambatac says police arrested the 16 without any provocation at Iligan's Freedom Park. | via @ramboreports
@ramboreports In a phone interview with Rappler, Regional Director BGen Rolando Anduyan says it does not matter if the protest has not begun yet during the arrest because he says they still allegedly violated quarantine rules. | via @ramboreports
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