SC turns down suit challenging anti-terror law
10/11/2010The Supreme Court (SC) has turned down six suits questioning the constitutionality of Republic Act (RA) 9372, otherwise known as the Human Security Act of 2007.
In a 45-page decision by Associate Justice Conchita Carpio-Morales, the SC en banc held that the petitioners have no legal standing to assail RA 9372 since “none of them faces any charge” under the said law.
Concurring with the ruling were Chief Justice Renato Corona, Justices Presbitero Velasco Jr.,
Antonio Eduardo Nachura, Arturo Brion, Lucas Bersamin, Roberto Abad, Jose Portugal Perez, Teresita Leonardo-De Castro, Diosdado Peralta, Mariano del Castillo, Martin Villarama Jr., Jose Catral Mendoza and Maria Lourdes Sereno.
Associate Justice Antonio Carpio is on official leave.
The petitions were filed by the Southern Hemisphere Engagement Network, Inc, Kilusang Mayor Uno (KMU), Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan), Karapatan Alliance For the Advancement of People’s Right, the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) and Bagong Alyansang Makabayan-Southern Tagalog (Bayan-ST)..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20101011hed6.html
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