MANILA, Philippines — A person suspected of having terrorist ties needed to be detained for a prolonged period of 24 days to give law enforcers more time to build up a case, Assistant Solicitor General Marissa de la Cruz-Galandines told the Supreme Court on Tuesday at the resumption of the oral arguments on the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) of 2020.
Galandines was referring to the provision of that law allowing a terrorism suspect to be detained for 14 days without charge, with the period extendible up to 24 days.
“Congress, in passing the ATA realized that the three-day period for building up an anti-terror case is not sufficient,” Galandines said.
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