Press Release
March 9, 2007

VILLAR ON THE ARREST OF A NEWSBREAK JOURNALIST

I hope that the Newsbreak journalists who are facing libel suits will be given due process also and their basic human rights as well as their freedom as press people will not be compromised.

The way the government handles criticisms from the media and cases filed against media people will be a reflection of how the country values democracy. We all know that in a democratic nation, freedom of the press is an important element.

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