A judge who dismissed a government petition to designate the country’s communist insurgency a terrorist group has in turn been accused of communist sympathies.
“To threaten members of the judiciary is to ‘sow fear’ at a ‘critical element’ of the legal system. Broadcasts and posts showcasing those who verbally assault judges encourages the public to do the same. If judges can be treated disdainfully without consequence, the rule of law becomes a hollow promise."
Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel praised the ratification of the Judicial Marshal Service, an arm of the judiciary branch aimed at providing armed protection for judges.
Rep. Johnny Pimentel (House of Representatives/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Bill (HB) 09086, principally authored
THE chairperson of the House Committee on Strategic Intelligence on Sunday said the bill establishing the Judicial Marshal Service, which seeks to bolster the independence of the country’s courts of law, is now awaiting President Rodrigo Duterte’s signature. Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny T. Pimentel, in a statement, said the…
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