Illustrative image (Source: CNN) Hanoi (VNA) – Philippine lawmakers on June 3 approved the proposed“Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020” (House Bill 6875) to repeal the Human Security Actof 2007.
Voting by 173-31 in favour, the House ofRepresentatives passed the proposed law that expands the definition ofterrorism and bolsters police powers of surveillance, arrest and detention.
The proposed law authorises the governmentto wiretap suspects, arrest them without warrants and hold them without chargefor 14 days, among other provisions.
President Rodrigo Duterte is expected tosign a consolidated version of the Bill and a similar measure earlier approvedby the Senate as the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020./.
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