Journalists' group welcomes arrest of Lapid gunman

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THE National Union of Journalists (NUJP) has welcomed the arrest of one of the alleged gunman in the killing of veteran radio broadcaster Percival Mabasa, or popularly known as...

THE National Union of Journalists has welcomed the arrest of one of the alleged gunman in the killing of veteran radio broadcaster Percival Mabasa, or popularly known as Percy Lapid.'The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines welcomes the arrest of the suspected gunman in the killing of broadcaster Percy Lapid as a positive development towards accountability for his murder,' the journalists' group wrote on its social media platforms on Tuesday.

'Accountability in this case will help chip away at the culture of impunity around journalist killings that media, civil society and government agencies have been working to change,' the union continued. 'We join the Mabasa family, Ka Percy's listeners and supporters, and the journalism community in monitoring developments in the case and in waiting for justice for his death.

 

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