SC denial of anti-terror law appeals disappoints FLAG, NUPL

MANILA, Philippines --- Two lawyers' groups said on Tuesday they were dismayed that the Supreme Court decided to reject with finality the bid to reverse its 2021 ruling upholding the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020, effectively dismissing the 30 petitions against the law. FLAG was one of the groups that filed a motion for reconsideration, arguing that other portions of that law were unconstitutional --- not just two as the SC ruled. "We remain convinced that these provisions (among them those that fail to define with clarity the offense of 'terrorism' and grant broad and sweeping powers to the Anti-Terrorism Council to issue arrest orders and authorize extended detention periods on ...

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