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(Eagle News)–The National Press Club on Friday, Feb. 15, expressed dismay over the manner in which Rappler’s executive editor Maria Ressa was arrested, but clarified the arrest itself was not a form of “political harassment.” In a statement, the NPC said that while the way in which Ressa was arrested “smacks of bad taste” as it was reportedly done near the end of office hours “thus affording Ms. Ressa little or no time at all […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, Feb. 14, denied Maria Ressa’s arrest for cyber libel was an attack on press freedom. “Aysusmaryosep. Far from it,” Duterte said when told some international organizations were saying this. According to Duterte, he did not know Ressa had been arrested. He said he did not even know the details, nor did he know Wilfredo Keng, the private complainant in the cyber libel case against Ressa, Rappler Inc., and former […]
(Eagle News)—Vice President Leni Robredo has slammed the arrest of Rappler’s chief executive officer and executive editor Maria Ressa for cyber libel, calling it an affront to press freedom. “Dine-denounce natin in the strongest terms, na sa panahon ngayon, iyong political harassment dahil sa pagpapahayag ng saloobin, dahil sa pagpapahayag ng pangongontra sa ibang mga polisiya, nagiging dahilan para supilin iyong freedom, hindi lang ng members ng media, pero ng mga tao na naglalakas ng […]
(Eagle News) — Rappler’s Maria Ressa on Wednesday, Feb. 13, maintained her arrest for cyberlibel was only part of the government’s efforts to silence media critical of the administration, an allegation the Palace has vehemently denied. “We are not intimidated,” she said. According to Ressa, “these legal acrobatics show how far the government will go to silence journalists, including the pettiness of forcing me to spend the night in jail.” She was apparently referring to […]
(Eagle News)—The National Bureau of Investigation has arrested Kenneth Dong, the alleged middleman in the P6.4-billion shabu shipment in 2017. Dong was nabbed by NBI operatives in a house in Katarungan Village ini Muntinlupa City at 2 p.m. The arrest was by virtue of the alias Warrant of Arrest issued by Judge Rainelda H. Estacio-Montesa of Branch 46 of the Regional Trial Court of Manila for importation of illegal drugs. Dong was also charged with rape […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States confirmed Tuesday that it plans to seek the extradition of Chinese telecom giant Huawei’s finance director, who was detained in Canada on a US request, before a January 30 deadline. “We will continue to pursue the extradition of defendant Ms. Meng Wanzhou, and will meet all deadlines set by the US/Canada Extradition Treaty,” said Justice Department spokesperson Marc Raimondi. Meng, the daughter of Huawei’s founder, was arrested […]
CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — Three American citizens of Kenyan descent have been charged with conspiring to support the Islamic State group after an arrest at a Michigan airport foiled their alleged plot, authorities announced Tuesday. The three men, all in their 20s and related to each other, allegedly recorded videos pledging their allegiance to IS and discussed a potential car attack in the United States if one of them was unable to travel overseas […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — Three people have been arrested in Malaysia for allegedly insulting the former king on social media after his shock abdication, sparking anger Thursday from activists at the use of “draconian” laws. Sultan Muhammad V stepped aside at the weekend after just two years on the throne. No official reason was given, but it came after he reportedly married a Russian ex-beauty queen while on medical leave. It was the […]
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Thirteen Canadians have been detained in China following the arrest on December 1 of a senior executive from Chinese telecoms equipment giant Huawei, Ottawa said Thursday, with eight subsequently released. Global Affairs Canada spokesperson Guillaume Berube confirmed the detentions to AFP, adding the figures excluded Hong Kong. The thirteen include former diplomat Michael Kovrig and consultant Michael Spavor, arrested on December 10, for activities said to threaten national security, as well […]
by Kyoko HASEGAWA / Richard CARTER Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japanese prosecutors re-arrested former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn over fresh allegations Friday, apparently dashing his hopes of being home for this coming holiday in the latest twist to a roller-coaster saga. The case of the once-revered 64-year-old tycoon has gripped Japan and the business world since he was arrested as he stepped off his private jet at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on November 19. […]
by Kyoko HASEGAWA Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Prosecutors re-arrested former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn over fresh allegations on Friday, apparently dashing his hopes of early release in the latest twist to a rollercoaster saga. The case of the once-revered 64-year-old tycoon has gripped Japan since he was arrested completely out of the blue as he stepped off his private jet at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on November 19. And in another unexpected development, […]
(Eagle News) — Authorities nabbed on Wednesday, Dec. 20, Japan’s “most wanted fugitive” accused of running a major fraud ring in that country. The Bureau of Immigration said Misao Koyama, also known as Misao Kaminsukaso, 59, was arrested by immigration and Tokyo Interpol operatives on Gil Puyat Ave. Bobby Raquepo, head of the BI’s Fugitive Search Unit, said Japanese authorities sought their assistance for the arrest of Koyama, who they said leads an eight-member ring […]
