MANILA, Philippines — The spokesperson of Kapatid, a group of political prisoners’ relatives, slammed the Anti-Terrorist Council (ATC) after it tagged 29 people as “terrorists,” calling the resolution a “star chamber decision” meant to persecute targeted individuals.
Fides Lim, wife of long-time activist and political prisoner Vicente Ladlad, called the designation a “star chamber decision,” which refers to any meetings held by a judicial or executive body, or to a court proceeding that seems grossly unfair or that is used to persecute an individual.
“That is the very essence of the resolution that maliciously jumps the gun on the ongoing Supreme Court deliberations…
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