Senate President
Vicente “Tito” Sotto III is vocal again as against the United States of America
lawmakers after the latter urges the Philippine Congress to repeal the
controversial Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020.
Sotto slammed the 45
lawmakers for their call to repeal the newly signed controversial
Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020.
In a virtual presser
Sotto who is one of the principal author od the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 said
: “I think these guys are just basing it on what they read on social media.
Mind your own business.”
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III (photo credit to owner) |
Sotto stressed that
these 45 legislators who are mostly members of the Democratic party are most probably
“misinformed” by critics of the Anti-Terrorism Act which may have led to their
negative impressions of the law.
“They’re misinformed.
Why don’t they take a look at their laws? Namimintas sila sa anti-terror law
natin samantalang ‘yung bansa nila mas mahigpit kesa sa anti-terror law natin.
Bakit sila nakikialam,” said Sotto.
U.S. Rep. Jan
Schakowsky (D-Illinois) and 44 others recently wrote a letter to Philippine
Ambassador to Washington D.C. Jose “Babes” Romualdez which urged the Philippine
Congress to immediately repeal the Anti-Terror Act.
Schakowsky said in
her letter the the Anti-Terror Law “is overbroad” and has raised concernd that
“it’s already being used to stifle peaceful dissent and targets civil society,
including human and labor rights groups in the Philippines.”
The senate president
has time and time again explained that they have included in the law safeguards
as against potential abuse.
Currently the
Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020’s constitutionality has been already questioned
before the Supreme Court.
“Hindi
naiimpluwensyahan ang Supreme Court nang mga ganyan. Hindi nai-intimidate ang
Supreme Court nang mga ganyan,” Sotto.
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