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A collection of Philippine laws, statutes and codes not included or cited in the main indices of the Chan Robles Virtual Law Library This page features the full text of Presidential Decree No. 1829 PENALIZING OBSTRUCTION OF APPREHENSION AND PROSECUTION OF CRIMINAL OFFENDERS. PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1829 . chan robles virtual law library
WHEREAS,
crime and violence continue to proliferate despite the sustained
vigorous
efforts of the government to effectively contain them;
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WHEREAS,
to discourage public indifference or apathy towards the apprehension
and
prosecution of criminal offenders, it is necessary to penalize acts
which
obstruct or frustrate or tend to obstruct or frustrate the successful
apprehension
and prosecution of criminal offenders;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND, E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law do hereby decree and order the following: . chanrobles virtual law library Sec. 1. The penalty of prision correccional in its maximum period, or a fine ranging from 1,000 to 6,000 pesos, or both, shall be imposed upon any person who knowingly or willfully obstructs, impedes, frustrates or delays the apprehension of suspects and the investigation and prosecution of criminal cases by committing any of the following acts:
If
any of the acts mentioned herein is penalized by any other law with a
higher
penalty, the higher penalty shall be imposed.
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2. If any of the foregoing acts
is committed by a public official or employee, he shall in addition to
the penalties provided thereunder, suffer perpetual disqualification
from
holding public office.
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Sec. 3. This Decree shall take effect immediately. . chanrobles virtual law library Done in the City of Manila, this 16th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-one. . chanrobles virtual law library Back to Top - Back to Main Index - Back to Home |
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