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AUSTRALIAN nun Patricia Fox announced on Friday that she would appeal against a deportation order issued against her by the Philippines government a day earlier over allegations of involvement in political activities against the country's President.
Fox's lawyer Sol Taule said that the appeal would be filed on Monday and added that the order issued by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) set a bad precedent, Efe news reported."We're seeing the start of this trend under President (Rodrigo) Duterte's government, to deport anyone who is doing good. What is wrong with standing for human rights?"Taule said at a press conference.
The BI said on Thursday that Fox, 71, violated the conditions of her missionary visa by taking part in political activities, according to the expulsion order posted on the website of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines. The immigration officials said that allowing Fox to participate in political activities"would open the floodgates for other aliens unbridled right to criticise government by joining rallies to the detriment of public peace and order".
