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KBP pushes harder for removal of reporter testimony clause in drug law

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Journalists risk being cited for contempt or, even worse, subjected to arrest warrants for not showing up in court as witnesses in the drug cases

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Galvez said the law compels reporters, who cover law enforcement operations against drug suspects, to sign documents and serve as witnesses. For years, journalists risked being cited for contempt or even worse, subjected to arrest warrants for not showing up in courts as witnesses in the drug cases. In a live-streamed public discussion, Albino “Jun Albino” Quinlog, manager of the Cagayan de Oro-based broadcaster Magnum Radio, said a radio reporter was facing the prospect of being ordered arrested for his failure to appear in court during a trial.

 

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