MANILA - Prominent rights lawyer Amal Clooney has said she will join the legal team defending Philippine journalist Maria Ressa, whose news site has repeatedly clashed with President Rodrigo Duterte.
"Maria Ressa is a courageous journalist who is being persecuted for reporting the news and standing up to human rights abuses," Mrs Clooney said in a statement issued by London's Doughty Street Chambers, where she works, on Monday . Mrs Clooney will work with a team of international lawyers as counsel to Ms Ressa and coordinate with attorneys in Manila, the statement said.
Mr Duterte has branded Rappler a"fake news outlet" and his government insists it is simply enforcing the law as cases pile up against the website publishing reports critical of the president's deadly anti-drug crackdown.
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