Politics

A Plunder Warrant for Martin Romualdez

TL;DR

The Times files a Sandiganbayan arrest warrant on plunder charges. A warrant is not a conviction. Leave Tuesday's hospital detention to Tuesday.

MSM Perspective

The Times files the warrant. Monday prints probable cause, not guilt. Tuesday owns hospital detention.

X Perspective

Feeds treat a warrant as already a guilty verdict.

Sandiganbayan issued an arrest warrant against Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on plunder charges. [1] The New York Times filed the warrant. [1] A warrant is not a conviction. Print probable cause. Do not print a guilty verdict.

Leave Tuesday's hospital detention to Tuesday. The court itself said issuance is not a determination of guilt. Print the warrant. Print not a conviction.

Print the warrant. Monday is not a Romualdez verdict. Presumption of innocence remains. Print probable cause as Monday's named hold. A plunder charge is still not a guilty finding. Print the warrant as still not a conviction. Print probable cause as still Monday's named Manila hold. Print the court as still not a guilty finding today. Print the warrant as still Monday's named hold.

-- DAVID CHEN, Beijing

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