Veteran
lawmaker just had to say it in the media and in doing so putting the spotlight
in the Supreme Court.
Albay
representative Edcel Lagman made known his optimism that in their filing of the
petition/s questioning the validity of the newly signed RA 11329 or the
Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020, the magistrates of the Supreme Court will decide
favorably to their cause.
“We trust the Supreme Court will uphold the
majesty of the Constitution by purging the ‘Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020’ of patently
unconstitutional provisions and assuring that civil liberties would flourish,”
he said.
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“We supplicate for justice and protection for
the beleaguered Filipino people,” he added.
“We are
not against the suppression of terrorism because what we are protesting against
is using the fear of terrorism as a subterfuge to curtail civil liberties,
particularly: (a) free speech and the right to dissent; (b) freedom from arrest
without judicial warrant; (c) privacy of communication; (d) security of
property from unreasonable searches and seizures; and (e) freedom of
association which cannot be infringed without due process,” Lagman said.
The veteran lawmaker emphasize that as regards to the promotion of
national security and the protection of basic rights, these are “dual obligations of the State which are not antagonistic
because they are mutually reinforcing.”
“The effective defense of national security
redounds to the benefit of civil liberties even as the protection of civil
liberties makes for a vibrant democracy and empowers the people to defend the
integrity and existence of a protective government,” he said.
“Consequently, basic freedoms should never be
sacrificed in the pursuit of national security,” Lagman said.
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