Filipino Reporter Convicted of Terrorism Financing

Tacloban, Philippines– Journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio was convicted of financing terrorism and punished to at least 12 years in prison.

• Cumpio’s 2020 apprehension included a debatable raid where authorities purportedly located incriminating things in her house.
• She was acquitted of unlawful ownership of weapons and dynamites.
• Her attorneys insist the costs are produced, mentioning worries over press flexibility.
• Press freedom teams have actually condemned the sentence.

Cumpio, known for reporting on declared armed forces misuses, helped Eastern Panorama and Aksyon Radyo-Tacloban DYVL. Alermidya called the decision “a miscarriage of justice,” while the International Association of Female in Radio and Tv decried the sentence as “state-sponsored silencing.”

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