Published February 5, 2021, 10:49 PM
The issues surrounding the controversial Anti-Terror Law of 2020 were brought to the fore once again as the Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday started hearing oral arguments concerning it. One of the main concerns was the reported vagueness of the law, which gives authorities a wider scope on how to interpret it.
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra (TOTO LOZANO/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO /MANILA BULLETIN)
But for Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Menardo I. Guevarra, the issue of vagueness concerning the law has already been resolved.
“Ambiguity in the law itself… [has been] given remedy by the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) that was crafted by inter-agency group led by the DOJ,” he said during the Laging Handa public briefing on Friday.