No internal rules yet, but DOJ promises terrorist designation can be appealedMANILA, Philippines — As the Anti-Terrorism Council looks into designating 25 personalities as terrorists, the Department of Justice said the body has yet to iron out internal rules for delisting but promised terror tags can be appealed. Under the Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act 11479 or the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020, a designated terrorist may request for delisting before the ATC within 15 days of the pubiclation of their name. But the anti-terrorism body has yet to draft its internal guidelines for the processing of delisting requests. Justice Undersecretary Adrian Sugay, also the spokesperson for the Anti-Terrorism Council, told Philstar.com that rules will eventually be set. The DOJ official said the ATC has not set a timeframe yet for its internal guidelines for processing of requests for delisting.

Source: Philippine Star April 26, 2021 08:15 UTC