Fourteen justices of the Supreme Court (SC) voted to temporarily stop the implementation of the much-criticized Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012.
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Fourteen justices of the Supreme Court (SC) voted to temporarily stop the implementation of the much-criticized Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012.
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The ruling, reached following its regular en banc session, is supposed to be the major order of the Court following the appointment of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, an appointee of President Benigno Aquino III, who has made known his position in support of the law in its entirety, including the controversial online libel provisions.
The stay order would afford Congress ample time to amend the law before the oral arguments scheduled by the SC on January 15, 2013 at 2 p.m.
At the same time, the Court directed the respondents to file within 10 days their comment on the issues brought to light by 15 groups of petitioners, among which are journalists, bloggers and social media network users, militant groups, a senator, lawyers and youth sector representatives.
via http://www.sunstar.com.ph/breaking-news/2012/10/09/supreme-court-issues-tro-vs-cybercrime-law-247147
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