Bangsamoro's Ebrahim urges Duterte to veto 'alarming' anti-terror bill

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COTABATO CITY - Bangsamoro government chief minister Ahod Balawag Ebrahim expressed alarm on the new anti-terrorism bill and called on President Rodrigo Duterte to veto the measure.

Ebrahim, better known as Al-Hajj Murad Ebrahim, said in a statement submitted to the Bangsamoro Transition Authority that was read during a special session on Thursday, that the Moro Islamic Liberation Front has struggled for more than 40 years for their homeland in the far south of the country.

He cited particular provisions on the anti-terrorism bill that raised alarm and concern for the residents of the Muslim region, noted that the overly-vague definition of terrorism and penalizing various acts related thereto in the bill not only violate the due process clause of the Constitution, but also make easy targets of innocent individuals, making them vulnerable to human rights violations.

Ebrahim also expressed doubts on the anti-terrorism council which will be formed to order arrests and designate persons, groups, organizations or associations as terrorists. “These abuses are demonstrated in the arrests and detention of people of Islamic faith, profiling of Muslim students by the PNP , illegal raids, bombardment of Muslim communities and even guilt by mere association.

 

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