MANILA, Philippines – Where the rights of individuals are concerned, “the end does not justify the means,” National Union of People’s Lawyers (NUPL) chairman Neri Colmenares told Supreme Court Justices on the first day of debate on the legality of the Anti-Terrorism Act.
Seven lawyers argued for the petitioners maintained that the law is constitutionally infirm.
Former Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) National President Jose Anselmo Cadiz said the government, to stop terrorism, has allowed the following:
* warrantless arrests and prolonged detention,
* unreasonable searches and seizures
* unwarranted intrusion into private communications and correspondence…
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