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| Philippine news outlet critical of Duterte hit with tax evasion charge | Philippine news outlet critical of Duterte hit with tax evasion charge |
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| Philippine prosecutors have said they will file charges of tax evasion against a news website that has been critical of the president, Rodrigo Duterte. | Philippine prosecutors have said they will file charges of tax evasion against a news website that has been critical of the president, Rodrigo Duterte. |
| The justice department said on Sunday it found probable cause to indict Rappler Holdings Corp. and its president, the journalist Maria Ressa. The case could be filed later this week, the justice secretary, Menardo Guevarra, said. | The justice department said on Sunday it found probable cause to indict Rappler Holdings Corp. and its president, the journalist Maria Ressa. The case could be filed later this week, the justice secretary, Menardo Guevarra, said. |
| Rappler called it “a clear form of continuing intimidation and harassment” and an attempt to “silence reporting that does not please the administration”. | |
| Duterte had already banned a Rappler reporter from his news briefings after the government’s corporate watchdog found that the organisation violated a constitutional prohibition on foreign ownership when it received money from an international investment firm. Rappler rejected the ruling. | Duterte had already banned a Rappler reporter from his news briefings after the government’s corporate watchdog found that the organisation violated a constitutional prohibition on foreign ownership when it received money from an international investment firm. Rappler rejected the ruling. |
| Duterte has accused several independent media groups in the Philippines of biased reporting, including on coverage of his crackdown on illegal drugs that has left thousands of mostly poor urban residents dead, and drew condemnation by western governments and UN bodies. | |
| “We are not at all surprised about the decision, considering the track record of how the government has treated Rappler as a result of its independent and fearless reporting on what has been transpiring in the country,” Rappler’s legal counsel, Francis Lim, said. | “We are not at all surprised about the decision, considering the track record of how the government has treated Rappler as a result of its independent and fearless reporting on what has been transpiring in the country,” Rappler’s legal counsel, Francis Lim, said. |
| He denied the charges of tax evasion in connection with Rappler’s bond sales in 2015 to two foreign entities. Rappler, which was founded in 2012, says it remains wholly Filipino-owned and that the foreigners have no voting rights nor a say in its management and news operations. | He denied the charges of tax evasion in connection with Rappler’s bond sales in 2015 to two foreign entities. Rappler, which was founded in 2012, says it remains wholly Filipino-owned and that the foreigners have no voting rights nor a say in its management and news operations. |
| Duterte accused Rappler last year of being US-owned, in violation of the Philippine constitution, and that the news outfit was funded by the CIA. Rappler denied the allegations. | Duterte accused Rappler last year of being US-owned, in violation of the Philippine constitution, and that the news outfit was funded by the CIA. Rappler denied the allegations. |
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