SEVERAL provisions of the Anti-Terror Law are “unclear,” allowing authorities to arrest anyone suspected of being a terrorist, a law expert said.

Melencio ‘Mel’ Sta. Maria Jr., dean of the Far Eastern University Institute of Law, said that the law’s provision of detaining someone on mere suspicion is a threat to citizens who wish to express dissent.

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