Our
Anti-Terrorism Law compared to the different anti-terrorism laws with the rest
of the world is the “most conservative” among other security measures in the
world, this according to Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III.
He
answers the different concerns on the controversial as it is now effective as a
law of the land.
“The
other countries, they’re stricter than ours, ‘yung atin ang pinaka-conservative
(ours is the most conservative),” Sotto told in an exclusive interview with CNN
Philippines’ The Source.
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| Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto (photo credit to owner) |
The
Senate President said ours in the only version that has a safeguard provision
that compels an arresting officer to inform the nearest court as well as the
Commission on Human Rights regarding a case.
Sotto urges foreigners, particularly addressing the lawmakers form
the United States to focus and review their own “harsher” laws instead of
“picking” on the Philippines’ situation.
“These U.S. Congressmen must
investigate their Homeland Security Law… Why are these Congressmen not centering
their laws that they have? Why pick on the Philippines, when we (have) the most
conservative anti-terror law in the world? They want us to remain as the haven
of terrorists?” Sotto questioned.
Earlier
45 lawmakers urged the Philippine Congress to repeal the Anti-Terrorism Law on
the belief it is vulnerable to being "weaponized against people" who
will express dissent towards the government.
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