Studied Senate Bill No. 1083. We should be very concerned about these provisions:
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SB1083 gives the Anti-Terrorism 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.
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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.
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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.
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Posible ngang gamitin ito para habulin ang mga kritiko ng administrasyon, just like this administration and previous administrations have used inciting to sedition to go after critics of the administration.
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