Quick Glance: Maria Ressa and Rappler Acquitted of Tax Evasion: Court Decision
- End of the four-year and ten-month trial under the administration of former President Rodrigo Duterte.
- Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa and Rappler CEO cleared of tax evasion charges.
- Decision made by Judge Ana Teresa T. Cornejo-Tomacruz of Pasig City Regional Trial Court Branch 157.
- Prosecution can no longer appeal the criminal aspect of the case due to the double jeopardy rule after the Pasig court's acquittal.
Quick Glance: Maria Ressa, a Nobel Prize-winning journalist from the Philippines, has been acquitted of tax evasion charges.
- According to Reuters, a Philippine court acquitted journalist and Nobel laureate Maria Ressa and her news website Rappler on Wednesday of tax evasion charges that she had described as part of harassment by the country's previous Rodrigo Duterte-led government.
- According to the International Center for Journalists, she was acquitted in four of seven cases on Wednesday, for which she faced up to 34 years in prison and a substantial fine.
- Ressa and Rappler are currently facing three lawsuits, one of which is a shutdown order issued by the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission against the news website.
JUST IN: Rappler CEO Maria Ressa, acquitted by the Court of Tax Appeals 1st Division on 4 counts of violation of the National Internal Revenue Code in ... Show more news.abs-cbn.com
Quick Glance: A decision in favor of the officer
- The prohibition in the General Orders prohibiting public personnel from active political participation has been ruled illegal.
- The verdict was applauded by constitutional attorney Gregory Nicholls, who represented Natalie Maria Murray, the public worker who contested the disciplinary procedures against her.
- "This is an important time for us to pause and reflect about the state of regulations that we have always had in Barbados."
- "We have a number of regulatory frameworks in Barbados that have stood the test of time."
"We were able to prove that Rappler is not a tax evader."
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The four tax-related cases facing Maria Ressa and Rappler were dismissed.
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The Court of Tax Appeals acquitted Maria Ressa and Rappler in tax evasion and 3 other tax cases. Learn more in this report. #HeadlinePilipinas
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