Drugs Act of 1972] shall be imposed, if those found guilty of any of the same offenses are government officials, employees or officers including members ofpolice agencies and the armed forces. (Sec. 19) 10. Planting of dangerousdrugsas evidencein drug offenses with the mandatorydeath penaltyif convicted are government officials, employeesor officers Any such above government official, employee or officer who is found guilty of “planting” any dangerous drugs punished in Sections 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, and 13 ofArticle II and Sections 14, 14-A, 15, and 16 ofArticle II (of the Dangerous Drugs Actof 1972) in the personor in the immediate vicinity of another as evidence to implicate the latter, shall suffer the same penalty as therein provided. (Sec. 19) 11. In all crimesin R.A. No. 7659 in their qualified form Whenin the commission ofcrime, advantage was taken by the offenderofhis public position; the penalty to be imposed shall bein its maximum [of death] regardless of mitigating circumstances. The maximumpenalty [ofdeath] shall be imposed ifthe offense was committed by any person who belongs to an organized/syndicated crime group. An organized/syndicated crime group means a group of two or morepersonscollaborating, confederating or mutually helping one anotherfor purposes ofgain in the commissionof the crime. (Sec. 23) ABOLITIONISTS In Congress, humanrights groups lobbied against it and they have not relented in their advocacyevenafter its passage. The Free Legal A: nce Group (FLAG)acted as counsel for the death convicts, questioning the proprietyof the penal imposition and its constitutionality, among other reasons. With the Echegaray decision, the Supreme Court put to naughtall the efforts. But these humanrights groupshavecarried thefight to some other fora. They served notice of their appeal to Amnesty International and the World Organizations against Torture based in Geneva, Switzerland and questioned the lawas violative of the Convention on the Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or > Humanrights groups and organizations which lobbied against passage ofthe death penalty law: The Free Legal Assistance Group, the Philippine Alliance for Human Rights Advocates, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines, the National Council of Churches ofthe Philippines, Amnesty International andits Philippine branch, ete 14