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因2012年揭弊报导惹官非 菲新闻网总编蕾莎被控“网络诽谤”

by 蓝桑
14/02/2019
in 东南亚, 新闻, 时事, 言论自由
Reading Time: 1 min read
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图源:拉普勒网站

积极抨击菲律宾政府当局的新闻网站拉普勒(Rappler)创办人兼总编玛丽亚蕾莎(Maria Ressa),被指控“网络诽谤”,根据BBC报道指出,她已在拉普勒位于马尼拉的总办公处被捕。

新闻自由维权分子认为,菲律宾政府此举旨在让新闻机构保持沉默。

菲律宾总统杜特蒂,否认有关逮捕行动含有政治动机。

这是对付蕾莎女士中最新的一起案件,杜特尔特更指该新闻网站为“假新闻”。

当局是基于2012年,拉普勒的一则报导以“网络诽谤”(Cyber-libel)法令提控蕾莎。有关报导内容涉及一名富商Wilfredo Keng与菲律宾前最高法院法官Renato Corona之间的利益纠葛。Keng疑似和贩毒和人口走私集团挂钩。

指控诉皆是“捏造”的

当时的报导标题打出:《最高法官借用争议商人休旅车》,当时适逢Corona遭弹劾期间,Keng也否认曾借车,要求拉普勒下架并提控诽谤。

官员们首次于2017年对她提出控诉,但是最初被菲律宾国家调查局(National Bureau Investigation,简称NBI)驳回,因为提出诽谤案件的期限已经失效。提出诽谤案件的期限为一年。然而在2018年3月,NBI重新开启有关档案。

距离在税务欺诈罪下被逮捕仅仅两个月,蕾莎再次面对政府的逮捕,她表示这些控诉都是“捏造”的。

如果她所面对的税务欺诈控诉罪名成立,她将面对10年的监禁刑罚。而“网络诽谤”一旦罪名成立,最高刑罚为12年监禁。

求助法官保释蕾莎

一名资深记者在蕾莎被逮捕后表示,他感到非常震惊,“法制制度已经突破到我无法看到的地步了。”

脸书上上载了数名便衣官员对蕾莎交谈的视频,数名该网站的记者也在场,他们也在推特上进行现场直播。有关的官员曾要求他们停止录影和拍照。

拉普勒新闻编辑,米丽安格蕾丝(Miriam Grace Go)较后在推特发文,指蕾莎由官员们带离拉普勒总部。

蕾莎被逮捕时已经将近晚上,但是该网站的工作人员仍集中精力,以寻找能够协助蕾莎保释的法官。

记者苏菲娅(Sofia Tomacruz)随后在推特上指出,法官们拒绝了他们的要求,这表示蕾莎必须在牢里度过当天晚上。

拉普勒新闻主管Chay Hofileña向BBC新闻网表示,这是他们最担心的情况。“蕾莎目前仍然在国家调查局,我们希望她能够获得保释,以便不用在那里过夜。”

他补充说,如果蕾莎获得保释,那么后者就自由了,他们的团队也能专注在相关案件和法律程序上。

网民表示心疼不忿

蕾莎被逮捕的消息在网上传开后,网民纷纷为其表示不忿,怒斥此举就是在打压媒体的真实播报,破坏新闻自由。

网民对蕾莎不畏强权、不怕欺压,站稳立场的态度表示佩服,可视为新闻工作人员的表率。网民也为蕾莎被逮捕感到心疼,要求菲政府不要浪费时间打压新闻工作者,不如好好的发展国家和正视错误。

蕾莎曾在接受BBC访问时指出,媒体在面对政府攻击时,必须“站稳”立场、“坚持”反对。她也指出,具有政治动机的法律对付和网络攻击,都是为了让媒体保持沉默。

她和3名记者于2012年成立了菲律宾独立新闻网站拉普勒(Rappler)。自那以后,该网站就成为了少数敢直接抨击总统杜特尔特行动的网站之一。

拉普勒长期抨击总统杜特蒂所政府推行的“毒品战争”。随着政府继续追击毒贩和毒驴,法外和治安杀人的死亡人数迅速增加。拉普勒也曾在社交媒体发起#RealNumbersPH运动,质疑官方针对毒品战争和死亡人数数据造假。

 

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