As they shouldn't. Anyone characterizing this as anything other than systemic corruption is downright insane. It may not be the jurisdiction you live in, but it absolutely deserves attention being brought to it.
The odds don't look good that they did (vs other motives), and even if they did the warrant and seizures were likely illegally extensive, but it's a possibility.
Either we care about actual facts and laws, or we judge that on the basis of who the accused is.
The correct action would be to:
- Support the paper financially so they can fund a robust defense
- Continue to press for an investigation into the original warrant and seizure
