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Frenchie Mae Cumpio ‘Quietly Charged’ with Double Murder — Press Group
NORTHERN SAMAR, EASTERN VISAYAS, PHILIPPINES, AUG 01 – Frenchie Mae Cumpio faces up to 40 years in prison on charges widely reported as fabricated, highlighting concerns over the targeting of journalists during a crackdown on progressive groups.
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Frenchie Mae Cumpio ‘quietly charged’ with double murder — press group
Already facing what are widely considered trumped-up charges by watchdogs, community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio has been “quietly charged” with double murder, press freedom organization Reporters Without Borders said.
MANILA, Philippines – Frenchie Mae Cumpio from the Visayas is the only journalist imprisoned in the Philippines. She has been in prison for half a decade after her arrest in 2020, amid former president Rodrigo Duterte's crackdown on progressive groups. In an independent investigation by the international group Reporters Without Borders or RSF, the group found that there were many red flags and inconsistencies surrounding the case and Frenchie's …
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Davao TodayExclusive RSF investigation: Filipino Journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio now accused of double murder
Filipino journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio has been held in pre-trial detention since February 2020 for “illegal possession of firearms” and “financing terrorism” charges based on fabricated evidence, as revealed by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) last week. As these baseless accusations are beginning to unravel and her trial nears its end, RSF has discovered the existence of another case against the journalist, in which she is accused of participa…
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