Philippine Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa will appeal a conviction for cyberlibel in the country's highest court, her lawyer said Tuesday, as the veteran journalist battles to stay out of prison.
Philippine Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa will appeal a conviction for cyberlibel in the country's highest court, her lawyer said Tuesday, as the veteran journalist battles to stay out of prison.
MANILA: Philippine Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa will appeal a conviction for cyberlibel in the country’s highest court, her lawyer said Tuesday, as the veteran journalist battles to stay out of prison. The Court of Appeals had rejected a motion to reconsider its upholding of her 2020 conviction, a move her lawyer Ted Te said was “disappointing.” Ressa, 59, and her