Manila, Dec. 1 -- The Department of Justice (DOJ) is finalizing rules on the identification of persons who are members of terrorist organizations as mandated by Republic Act 11479 or the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020.
"We are in the process of crafting the rules. We hope to submit the rules for the ATC's (Anti-Terrorism Council) consideration within the month," Justice Undersecretary Adrian Ferdinand Sugay said media statement on Tuesday.
Under Section 25 of the law, the ATC may designate individuals or groups as terrorists upon finding of probable cause that they are in a conspiracy to commit or are committing acts of terrorism.
"I understand that there is a meeting set for next week. We will try to finish the rules before then" he added....