The Supreme Court (SC) has decided in its virtual en banc session on Tuesday to conduct oral arguments possibly on the third week of September regarding petitions challenging the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020. But the High Court has yet to decide on whether the oral arguments will be conducted physically or online.
“The Supreme Court in today’s En Banc meeting has ordered the consolidation of the 6 latest petitions on the Anti-Terrorism Act (RA 11479) with that of the 19 petitions earlier filed before the Supreme Court,” SC Chief Public Information Officer (CPIO) Atty. Brian Keith Hosaka of the said.
“The SC has likewise ordered the respondents to file their comments to the 6 new petitions within a period of 10 days,” Hosaka added.
Twenty-seven petitions have been filed before the SC on the said law as of August 10, 2020. – Report from Kenneth Paciente
