Sen. Frank Drilon wants to make red-tagging a crime. Law enforcers and military personnel who labels, accuses or harasses someone as a state enemy or terrorist shall suffer a 10-year jail sentence and be perpetually banned from public office. | @meltlopez
Sen. Drilon: The passage of this bill will reverse the “increasingly institutionalization and normalization of human rights violations” and put a stop on the attacks against the members of the legal profession. | @meltlopez
Sen. Leila De Lima also files a resolution calling for a Congressional probe on the rampant red-tagging and 'undue investigation' targeting lawyers, judges & teachers. | @meltlopez
Sen. De Lima: There's a clear pattern emerging that the PNP’s efforts against communist insurgency is directed towards professionals who are related to activist and progressive groups even without any proof of any crime committed by said professionals. | @meltlopez

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