Manila [Philippines], January 18 (ANI): Nobel laureate and journalist Maria Ressa was acquitted of tax evasion charges by a Philippine court on Wednesday, according to CNN.
The founder and CEO of Rappler, a news site, Ressa was cleared of four cases which could have landed her 34 years in prison. A veteran journalist, she was a former CNN bureau chief.
“Today, facts win, truth wins, justice wins,” CNN quoted the Nobel lau
Philippine Nobel laureate Maria Ressa cleared by court of tax evasion charges
