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| Frankie Pangilinan | Photo from GMA News |
Daughter of
senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan and megastar Sharon Cuneta, Frankie
Pangilinan, reacts to the passing of the Anti-Terr0rism law.
Frankie took
to Twitter to express her disappointment after the Senate passed Bill No. 1083 also known as The Law on the
Prevention of Terrorist Acts of 2020.
In a post, the politiko’s daughter
said the government is clearly afraid of its people.
“i just truly have no words
this time my heart feels so weak and i’m so so sorry pilipinas.
“takot sila sa atin — nasa
atin ang soberanya huwag natin kalimutan. #JunkTerrorBill” the senator’s
daughter said
Meanwhile, it seems that
Frankie shares the same sentiment as human rights lawyer Chel Diokno who was also
against the passing of the Anti-Terr0rism law.
Diokno said that the there
are lots of clauses in the said law that are prone to abuses and are also
broad.
“SB1083 gives the Anti-Terr0rism
Council the power to authorize the prolonged detention of suspects arrested
without warrant and to “designate” any person or group they suspect, and
subject them to asset freezing. This usurps judicial power.” Diokno said in a tweet.
“Because the power to
“designate” and to detain can easily be abused or misused, it should be given
only to the courts, not the ATC, since judges are impartial, objective, and
independent of the executive branch.” He said
Diokno also said that
inciting to terr0rism is like inciting sedition that has jailed a lot of
critics of the government.
“SB1083 also creates the
crime of “inciting to terrorism” similar to inciting to sedition and inciting
to rebellion. Inciting to terrorism, however, is susceptible of broad
application.” The human rights lawyer said
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