Youth, progressive, and human rights groups ask lawmakers to junk the anti-terror bill, saying the bill’s ‘overbroad definition’ of terrorism might end up tagging political activities as ‘terrorist acts.’ Read:
MONITOR. Amendments to the Human Security act eye longer periods of surveillance and detention.
In a new statement Tuesday, the Concerned Lawyers for Civil Liberties raised alarm on the broad definition of"terror" crimes under the bill. "Even ordinary citizens airing their grievances against government on social media may fall within its ambit," said CLCL,The CLCL was formed to oppose the policies of the Gloria Arroyo administration, a period that saw lawyers out of their offices and protesting in the streets.driver were arrested and detained without warrants over their provocative social media posts.Lack of safeguards
Under the bill, court authority to surveil and wiretap would last 60 days and it can cover even people"suspected" of any of the crimes, meaning even those suspected to be inciting, threatening, or planning to commit terrorism. The NUPL said activists would be targeted, and freedoms of association and speech would be rendered useless.This threat is especially real and greater for organizations that have been relentlessly and viciously targeted and red-tagged by the likes of
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