MANILA, Philippines — The Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) slammed on Wednesday President Rodrigo Duterte’s persistent red-tagging of Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate, calling it “irresponsible and dangerous” under the current political climate.
“This red-tagging is baseless and malicious,” Chel Diokno, FLAG chair, said in a statement. “Such actions by the highest official of the land only subvert and hurt our already weak justice system.”
Diokno made the remark two days after the weekly pre-recorded briefing of Duterte during which he implied that Zarate supported the actions of the New People’s Army, the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP).
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