Journalists and activists call for the freedom of Tacloban-based journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio.
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00:00Journalists and activists call for the freedom of Takloban-based journalist Frenchie May
00:06Cumpio, this as she testified before a Leyte court to defend herself from allegations of
00:11illegal firearms possession and terror financing.
00:14Cumpio and four human rights advocates were arrested in February 2020 under the Rodrigo
00:19Duterte administration's nationwide crackdown against dissenters.
00:23Police claim they possessed illegal firearms.
00:26In 2021, while in detention, authorities filed a terror financing complaint against
00:30Cumpio and her companions.
00:32Prior to her arrest, Cumpio faced multiple red-tagging incidents and had been under surveillance
00:37by suspected military agents.
00:39In a joint statement, media organizations say Cumpio's case is an attack on press freedom
00:44in the country.