Philippines: reporter sentenced
10 Jun 2008Ninez Cacho–Olivares of the Daily Tribune has been sentenced to at least six months imprisonment after allegedly libelling a prominent lawyer in the Philippines.
The charges related to a 2003 article that included purported transcripts of conversations between lawyer Arthur Villaraza and a German building company seeking an airport terminal contract.
Cacho-Olivares is set to appeal the decision.
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