‘Travesty of justice’: UN rapporteur calls out delay of justice for detained journalist Cumpio

‘Travesty of justice’: UN rapporteur calls out delay of justice for detained journalist Cumpio

CEBU, Philippines – United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur Irene Khan criticized Tuesday, June 24, the Philippine justice system for failing to carry out a swift legal proceeding in the case of Tacloban-based journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio. Cumpio has spent more than half a decade in detention ever since she and activists Marielle Domequil and Alexander Abinguna were arrested in February 2020. They were initially charged with illegal possession …