Advocates brand case a ploy to silence critics of president
Maria Ressa, CEO and executive editor of online portal Rappler, showing the warrant of arrest order after posting bail at a court in Manila. File photo
Manila: High-profile Philippine journalist Maria Ressa was convicted Monday in a cyber libel case that press freedom advocates have branded a ploy to silence critics of President Rodrigo Duterte.
The verdict was handed down in a Manila courtroom against Ressa, who heads the news site Rappler, and she will be allowed to post bail.
