Another petition vs martial law extension filed

ANOTHER petition questioning the extension

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The petitioners were led by the National Union of Peoples’ -

They pointed out that there is no - self announced that the Marawi

exists no factual nor legal basis to law and the suspension of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus in Mindanao – for a longer period than the original one at that - considering that the facts constituting the rebellion and threat to public safety in the assailed original resolved and no longer persist,”

“Even in the letter forwarded by the President to both Houses of grounds that would warrant the - ceding that these are true, would still not logically and legally justify an extension because they do not rise to the level of rebellion that constitutes a threat to public safety -

- will be tasked to study the it and

- bers of congress voted to approve Duterte’s request to extend the -

“President Duterte has, without citing any basis, asserted that the opposition and the ‘left’ are - ers against dissenters by using the -

The petitioners argued that the Senate and House of Representa and suspension of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus in the

basis for extending Martial Law for a full year, way longer than the original declaration and first extension when fighting in Marawi was still ongoing? Is it not strange that the second extension is set for a period that - the AFP gauge their success? Or is this arbitrary or subjective left entirely to absolute discretion beyond the pale of legislative query or judicial review? Is intended to restore public order there are rebels in Mindanao, even if such rebels do not pose a nagging questions begging for satisfactory constitutional and

Erice, Ifugao Representative Teddy - ty-list Representative Gary Alejano and Akbayan party-list Representa

were Senate President Aquilino - Salvador Medialdea, Defense Sec

asked the high court to deny the

- their allegation of arbitrariness,”

“Moreover, they trace the arbitrariness to the absence of an

the existence of rebel

that the invasion or rebellion continues to exist and public safety requires and the suspension of the privilege extended, subject only to the condition that any such extension be upon the initiative of the President and for -

Threats

- - tial law, saying there is a continu

Forces and the police that there is conduct a Marawi-type operations

He added that even if the siege - ber of Maute terrorists were able

- inces of] Lanao and the report that