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# Journalist Maria Ressa Arrested for 'Cyber Libel' in the Philippines

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## Video: Journalist Maria Ressa Arrested for 'Cyber Libel' in the Philippines

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_Published 2019-02-13. Journalist Maria Ressa, founder of the news website Rappler, was arrested Wednesday in the Philippines on charges of “cyber libel” that are widely seen as a crackdown on the site’s reporting_


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## Transcript

Watch this. [ UNKNOWN ] We'll go. [ UNKNOWN ] We'll go [ UNKNOWN ] And you guys come. [ BLANK_AUDIO ] [ UNKNOWN ] It's a shock, but we're going. [ BLANK_AUDIO ] It's already way past office hours so- Are you still linkable to [ UNKNOWN ]? [ CROSSTALK ] [ INAUDIBLE ] [ BLANK_AUDIO ] [ INAUDIBLE ] Not interested. [ INAUDIBLE ] What can you say about this? [ INAUDIBLE ] Next mike. No statements. [ INAUDIBLE ] Yes. [ INAUDIBLE ] I'm sorry. Excuse me. Can we pass? You have to let Maria go to [ CROSSTALK ]. [ BLANK_AUDIO ] Is I have not gotten an official copy of the DOJ indictment. We would have the chance to file a motion for reconsideration, we should.

The fact that an arrest warrant has been issued, well, really interesting. And I will follow, I was just shocked that the rule of law has been broken to the point that I can't see it but don't take that. Will you be posting [ INAUDIBLE ] It is possible. What's your next legal move about this? It should be discuss with counsel, but for now we have to cooperate with the NBI because- [ CROSSTALK ] Let's move away. They have their job to do and we have our job to do. They've said two things. The [ UNKNOWN ] guys hae been very curious to this, and they have told me the [ UNKNOWN ]. All I will say is [ UNKNOWN ]- That's it.

No further [ UNKNOWN ] for me. All right. All right. Thank you. See you guys later. Thank you, thank you Maria. Thank you. [ CROSSTALK ] All right. Maria, Maria, can you talk please? NBI, after NBI. After NBI? [ BLANK_AUDIO ]

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