Philippines journalist faces six year prison sentence for highlighting corruption allegations

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She is one of the Philippines’ most high-profile journalists and her website Rappler had shone a light on the brutality of President Duterte’s anti-drugs crackdown. (Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe)

Now Maria Ressa is facing a possible six-year prison sentence over an article posted in 2012 about a Filipino businessman and alleged corruption.

The Duterte regime has denied there is any political motivation behind her case but the verdict has prompted criticism from campaigners for press freedom.

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