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Tax evasion charges slammed

Publish date: 15 November 2018
Issue Number: 637
Diary: Legalbrief Forensic
Category: General

A move by the Philippines Justice Department to charge investigative news site Rappler with tax evasion is being seen as a thinly disguised attempt to stifle press freedom in the South East Asian country. Then Justice Department on Friday said it had ‘found probable cause’ to indict Rappler and its CEO and executive editor Maria Ressa on charges of tax evasion.‘We are not at all surprised by the decision, considering how the Duterte administration has been treating Rappler for its independent and fearless reporting,’ Rappler said in statement. CNN reports that officials said Rappler and Ressa failed to declare about $3m in 2015 on tax returns from an investment by the Omidyar Network, a fund created by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar. The investment was touted by Rappler in November 2015 as a partnership that created ‘an 'inclusive media' platform that blends professional journalism, technology and the wisdom of the crowd.

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