The DOJ did not indict Kapunan on libel, but instead recommended filing
slander charge against her.
Knox is also appealing her own conviction, a
slander charge, in a separate trial, notes AP.
"This is obviously a trial related to a
slander charge and the question really becomes what truly happened.
She could now face a second
slander charge after claiming in court she had been hit by police during questioning.
AMANDA KNOX may face a second
slander charge after she claimed police hit her during questioning.
In a bizarre twist of history in August, Abbas Abdi, one of the leaders of the US Embassy siege in Teheran twenty years ago, was acquitted of the
slander charge brought against him by anti-American hecklers.
As for the
slander charge, Kapunan explained that Lim also made false and verbal tirades against Uy during a gathering at the Manila Peninsula on Oct.
The
slander charge is separate from the murder case itself, which is due to go to an appeal hearing on November 24th.
While she later managed to escape and find refuge at a center run by the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh, Alagasi could not be repatriated because her employer had filed
slander charges against her for pictures of her burns posted on social media.
Damianou warned that he would be pressing
slander charges against the Paphos mayor.
In June, the Nasr City Appeals Court, presided over by the defendant, had acquitted Moussa of
slander charges against several public figures.
After a criminal complaint filed by Qadi's lawyer Mustafa Doy-an ynal, an investigation against Arslan was launched on insult and
slander charges. The prosecutor seeks a prison sentence for Arslan of up to two years and four months for insulting al-Qadi, as per the Turkish Penal Code (TCK).