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Philippine journalist convicted of libel, given 6-year term

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Published : Jun 16, 2020, 7:12 AM IST

Maria Ressa and former reporter Reynaldo Santos Jr were found guilty of libeling a wealthy businessman. Ressa's online news site Rappler's 2012 story cited an unspecified intelligence report linking a wealthy businessman to a murder, drug dealing, human trafficking and smuggling.

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