Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman on Sunday urged the Supreme Court to issue a TRO agains the Anti-Terrorism Act to give itself more time to resolve several petitions against the law.
:Considering the multiple petitions filed before the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the ‘Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020’ (ATA), it is understandable that the High Court would need more time to resolve the record 27 pending petitions,” he said.
Lagman said this would prevent any “premature or errant” enforcement of the terror law while the high court resolves the petitions, which include one filed by Lagman.
“In order to foreclose a premature and errant enforcement of ATA which could be prejudicial to the people’s constitutional rights, it is respectfully reiterated that the Supreme Court issue a temporary restraining order (TRO) holding in abeyance the enforcement of ATA as commonly prayed for in the various petitions pending the final adjudication of the cases,” he said.
He also said it would prevent controversial suggestions to use the law to run after social media users.
“A TRO will prevent controversial proposals like the one suggested by newly installed Armed Forced Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gilbert Gapay to use ATA to regulate social media which will further infringe on the freedom of speech and expression even if such regulation is not in the law,” Lagman said.
Source: Latest Politics News Today (Politics.com.ph)
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