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"The Department of Justice (DOJ) recommended the filing in court of cyber libel charges against Ressa and former Rappler researcher Reynaldo Santos Jr over a story published in May 2012 – or 4 months before the law that they allegedly violated was enacted."

I didn't know ex-post facto laws and retroactive prosecutions were legal in the Philippines.

parent cobbzilla 7 years ago

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