Philippines
Radio journalist fears retaliation in jailPosted Apr 20 2007
Radio journalist Alex “Lex” Adonis fears retribution at the Davao Penal Colony where he could come face to face with drug lords and crimes bosses he condemned on the air, according to an International Federation of Journalists' report. Adonis was arrested and sentenced to four years in prison for a 2001 libel case stemming from reporting on congressman Prospero Nograles' alleged affair. IFJ has defended Adonis and has publicly pleaded for the decriminalization of libel in the Philippines. Adonis has claimed in local reports that he was unable to attend key hearings that lasted for five years because he could not afford representation and had to be on-air to support and feed his family.