SC may not yet tackle, act on petition vs. anti-terrorism law

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The Supreme Court (SC) may not be able to deliberate and act immediately during its full court session set Tuesday, July 7, on the first petition that challenged the constitutionality of several provisions in the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 which is set for enforcement on July 19.

A check with the SC showed that a raffle would have to be conducted on Monday, July 6, to determine who among the justices will be in-charge of the case.

The petitioners, led by lawyer Howard Calleja and former education secretary Armin Luistro, said they will file personally the hard copies of the petition before the SC on Monday, July 6. The group pointed out that RA 11479 could be used by the government “to weaponize itself for state-sponsored repression that makes a mockery of the rule of law.”

“The group advocates a just and humane law that is for the benefit of all Filipinos. While threats to our national security need to be addressed, the law, as crafted, is oppressive and inconsistent with our constitution, hence, the petition. This fight against Terrorism should not and should never be a threat to the fundamental freedoms of all peaceful Filipinos,” it said.

Published reports stated that several Party-List legislators assailed the enactment of RA 11479. One of them said the President signed “the death warrant to the human rights of every man, woman, and child in the Philippines.”

 

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