International mission meets with DOJ official to air concern over charges vs Rappler 1286 SHARES Share it! Members of the CPJ conveyed this concern when they met with DOJ Undersecretary Markk Perete last Monday. “This sequence of cases suggests that they are highly political and they are not accidental,” he pointed out. Among the numerous charges it is facing, Rappler has been charged with cyberlibel over an article it published about “shady” businessman Wilfredo Keng. “The oppressive working environment for journalists in the Philippines is alarming,” Caroll said in a statement.

Source: Manila Bulletin April 16, 2019 08:15 UTC