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Rappler CEO Ressa shows up at NBI

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Rappler Chief Executive Officer Maria Ressa has appeared at the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Headquarters in Manila.

She was there to respond to a subpoena issued by the NBI for a cybercrime complaint filed by Chinese businessman Wilfredo Keng.

Ressa said she showed up because she was not afraid and she had nothing to hide.

She had yet to receive a copy of the case so she was not certain what questions the NBI investigators would ask. 

A cyber libel was filed against online news website Rappler.

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It stemmed from an investigative report published in 2012 and written by former Rappler justice reporter Reynaldo Santos Jr.

The article said Former Supreme Court Justice Renato Corona was renting a luxury vehicle owned by Keng.

At that time, Corona was facing an impeachment trial while Keng supposedly had a pending case in a lower court.

Keng had denied owning the sports utility vehicle allegedly used by Corona.

Santos did not appear in the initial investigation.

The NBI had also sent a subpoena to businessman Benjamin Bitanga. 

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