Published March 4, 2021, 4:38 PM
Several lawyers said the verbal and physical attacks against many of them, particularly those who act as counsels in the petitions against the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), could be abated if the Supreme Court (SC) would stop the enforcement of the law.
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They called on the SC as “the constitutionally-appointed guardian of civil liberties and protector of the legal profession to take immediate measures to stop these attacks.”
“The issuance of a TRO (temporary restraining order) on the enforcement of the ATA pending the final adjudication of the 37 petitions could help address the worsening situation,” they said.
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In a joint statement, Save Our Schools Network (SOSN) and Sabokahan Unity of Lumad Women said that, since July 2020, the lumad, Moro, and other national minority individuals and organizations have been filing petitions to question the constitutionality of the anti-terror law.
The groups added that the anti-terror law targets indigenous peoples and their advocates, citing the arrest of two Aeta evacuees Japer Gurung and Junior Ramos, who were both falsely charged with “terrorism” in November 2020.
Arms and explosives were allegedly seized from Gurung and Ramos.
“Since the implementation of anti-terror law, we have seen heightened attacks against individuals, organizations, and schools that are committed to empowering Lumad youth to defend their ancestral lands. It is the government’s association between ‘terrorism’ and environmental and education advocacy that forces us to fear for our students’ and fellow teachers’ secu
Published February 2, 2021, 8:49 AM
Lawyers of petitioners participating in Tuesday’s, February 2, oral arguments before the Supreme Court (SC) on the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) have been reminded to let the people’s welfare be their inspiration.
“Let not the Constitution and the law be your only master, nor conscience your only guide and justice your only aim,” National Union of People’s Lawyers (NUPL) president Edre Olalia said in a statement.
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“But let the rights, interests and welfare of the people out there in the real world especially the multitudes who stand to be terrorized be your inspiration,” he stressed.