Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT PENALIZING THE OFFENSE OF PRESENTING TO THE PUBLIC SUSPECTS WHO ARE WRONGFULLY ACCUSED WITHOUT DUE PROCESS
Date filed
August 7, 2002
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 5096, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PENALIZING THE OFFENSE OF PRESENTING TO THE PUBLIC SUSPECTS WHO ARE WRONGFULLY ACCUSED WITHOUT DUE PROCESS | |
| ABSTRACT : "Anti-False Witness Act." This bill seeks to punish erring government officials who label persons as suspsects to an offense or crime, even if they have not yet been formally charged by the courts. It is high time that the perpetrators of such a system of "swift justice" should pay the price of putting innocent persons in the hot seat and permanently destorying their name and dignity. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : VILLARAMA, WILFRIDO | |
| DATE FILED : 2002-08-07 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Calalay (012 ) | 2. Nieva (012 ) |
| 3. Rosales (012 ) | 4. Uy (013 ) |
| 5. Ylagan (013 ) | 6. Beltran (015 ) |
| 7. Umali (017 ) | 8. Chipeco (052 ) |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE ON 2002-08-14 |
Abstract
"Anti-False Witness Act." This bill seeks to punish erring government officials who label persons as suspsects to an offense or crime, even if they have not yet been formally charged by the courts. It is high time that the perpetrators of such a system of "swift justice" should pay the price of putting innocent persons in the hot seat and permanently destorying their name and dignity.
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