CPJ, Partners Call for Swift Trial After Ex-Governor Surrenders Over Philippine Journalist's Murder
September 12, 2024
September 12, 2024
NEW YORK, Sept. 12 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2024:
A coalition of three international press freedom organizations on Wednesday called for a swift and impartial trial after fugitive ex-governor Joel T. Reyes surrendered to authorities in connection with the 2011 murder of Philippine broadcast journalist Gerry Ortega.
"This is long overdue. Former governor Joel T. Reyes has evaded justice for more than 13 y . . .
A coalition of three international press freedom organizations on Wednesday called for a swift and impartial trial after fugitive ex-governor Joel T. Reyes surrendered to authorities in connection with the 2011 murder of Philippine broadcast journalist Gerry Ortega.
"This is long overdue. Former governor Joel T. Reyes has evaded justice for more than 13 y . . .