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Philippine Nobel laureate Maria Ressa cleared of final tax evasion charge | South China Morning Post

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Philippine Nobel laureate Maria Ressa was acquitted on September 12, 2023, of the last of five tax evasion charges against her. The verdict was another legal victory for the veteran journalist in a case that has dragged on for nearly five years. A staunch critic of former president Rodrigo Duterte, Ressa and the new…

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