MANILA, Philippine--The Manila Regional Trial Court has deferred the arraignment of Rappler CEO Maria Ressa and co-accused former reporter Reynaldo Santos. During Friday's hearing, the Manila RTC Branch 46 deferred the arraignment to give government prosecutors 10 days to respond to a motion to quash filed by Ressa and Santos. Ressa and Santos, through the Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) sought the dismissal of the cyberlibel case. FLAG said both Ressa and Santos cannot be prosecuted for an offense that does not exist when the questioned article was posted online. After the prosecution submits its comment, Ressa and Santos ...
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