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A vocal critic of ex-president Rodrigo Duterte and his deadly drug war, Ressa has long maintained that the charges against her and her news website Rappler were politically motivated.
Journalist who founded Rappler news outlet faces multiple charges brought while Rodrigo Duterte was president.
(2nd UPDATE) The court victory ends four years and 10 months of trial of the case filed under the administration of former president Rodrigo Duterte
Rest of World News: Maria Ressa, the Philippine Nobel laureate and veteran journalist, has been acquitted of her final tax evasion charge. This is seen as a legal victory
This acquittal in the last tax case lays to rest the tax evasion charges hurled at Ressa and Rappler by the Duterte administration