MANILA, Philippines — The camp of journalist Maria Ressa, who is also Chief Executive Officer of online site Rappler, has filed a motion to quash the other cyber libel case filed against her by businessman Wilfredo Keng.
In the 10-page motion prepared by the Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG), Ressa’s camp contends that the only parts of the tweet made by Ressa were an introduction to an old Philstar.com article — none of which, they said, was defamatory in nature.
Ressa’s tweet, FLAG says, does not violate cyber libel provisions under Republic Act No. 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012.
“The Information against the accused is based on a Tweet that: (a) has indep…
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