she spoke a little earlier. today, facts win, truth wins, justice wins. a brazen abuse of power. voice waivers and meant to stop journalists from doing theirjobs, but. give me two seconds. these cases are where capital markets, where rule of law, where press freedom meet, right? so, this acquittal is notjust for us, for rappler, it is for every filipino who has ever been unjustly accused.
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over accusations of share price manipulation. hello and welcome to the programme. the philippinejournalist and nobel peace prize winner maria ressa has been acquitted of tax evasion charges by a manila court. her news site, rappler, was also cleared of tax evasion. ms ressa, who was awarded the nobel prize alongside a russian journalist in 2021, is head of rappler, which earned a reputation for its in depth reporting and tough scrutiny of the former president rodrigo duterte. she was convicted in 2020 for libel and does face several other charges, which she says are politically motivated. she spoke a short time ago. today, facts win, truth wins, justice wins.
which she says are politically motivated. she spoke a short time ago. today, facts win. truth wins. justice wins. a brazen abuse of power. voice waivers and meant to stop journalists from doing theirjobs, but these cases are where capital markets, where rule of law, where press freedom meet, right? so, this acquittal inaudible is notjust for us, for rappler, it is for every filipino who has ever been unjustly accused.
that? that s been on continuum, i found out from london there was an entrenched media agenda against me back in 2018. there has been a series of fake news stories and i couldn t fight it, let s face it. companies that are power houses are really powerful and so is the printed word. we didn t know how we were going to deal with it until they say water seeks its own level. eventually the truth comes out and when it does and the dust settles i thought truth has to stand for something, truth wins. here we are. tucker: i think it does. she has been able to keep the truth at bay this is my read by accusing anyone who has questions and criticizes her of racism, has she called you a racist yet, your sister? no, there were some weird