Human rights lawyer on GCTA law mess: Death penalty will not solve justice system

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Amid the controversy on the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) law, a human rights lawyer said Thursday bringing up the death penalty will not solve the real problem of the justice system in the country.

Chel Diokno, chairman of the Free Legal Assistance Group , pointed this out after some lawmakers brought up the need to restore death penalty for heinous crimes amid the GCTA controversy.

“That’s what stops crime. Until Congress realizes that, they can talk about death penalty forever, it will never solve the problem of our justice system. We want to solve the problem of the justice system? Then strengthen it,” Diokno added.He also underscored the need to resolve the cause of inmates, who were released on the strength of GCTA but recalled, even if they did not commit heinous crimes.

“It’s not just a question of inconvenience for them this is something that they have availed of because it’s a law. They would have every right to questions being recalled or being put back into prison,” Diokno said.

 

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Convince the SOJ to honor the letter of the law.

Let's try hanging heinous crime offenders and corrupt officials everyday in public. Let's see if people will not be afraid to commit crime. We have lots of undisciplined and wicked fellows who doesn't fear consequences because they can just get away with it.

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