MANILA, Philippines — The National Press Club (NPC) has expressed dismay on the manner the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) arrested Rappler executive Maria Ressa, but advised against “politicizing” the issue. ADVERTISEMENTNPC noted how the NBI arrested Ressa at the time when the courts were already closing and could no longer process bail. READ: Maria Ressa spends night at NBIRessa posted a P100,000 bail before the Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 46 on Thursday. Ressa’s case, the NPC said, “is a great ‘inconvenience,’ but not something that should relegate someone to the altar of press freedom for ‘martyrdom.’”Other press groups and organizations earlier said Ressa’s arrest is a threat to press freedom. /mufREAD: Ressa’s arrest is an act of ‘bully government’ — NUJPREAD: Int’l press groups: Charges against Ressa ‘politically motivated’Read NextLATEST STORIESMOST READ

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 15, 2019 07:16 UTC