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Life is a Rhetorical Question. For ABC5 One News Ph The Big Story: On Obstruction of Justice: Is “Crimes against Humanity” “an offense under existing penal laws”?

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What is the meaning of life?
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Answer: Life is a rhetorical question.

For ABC5 One News Ph The Big Story: On Obstruction of Justice: Is “Crimes against Humanity” “an offense under existing penal laws” ?

For those who obstructed the arrest of Senator Bato for “Crimes against Humanity” subject of an ICC arrest warrant,

to be prosecutable for Obstruction of Justice under PD 1829, the resource person said:

it may be difficult under this provision (quoted below) since criminal statutes are construed strictly.

Yes, let’s go there po, strict construction,

here is the provision.

“Harboring or concealing, or facilitating the escape of, any person he knows, or has reasonable ground to believe or suspect, has committed any offense under existing penal laws in order to prevent his arrest, prosecution and conviction;xxx”

The operative terms for this answer is “has committed any offense under existing penal laws”, which the resource person said seemed to suggest that it references acts punishable as crimes in the Philippines, the arrest for which was obstructed, referencing “Crimes against Humanity”.

Hmmm 🤔.

Let me be cute 🥰 please, please — in answering this, i will be cute and answer it with a question …

Is “Crimes against Humanity” an offense punishable under existing penal laws …?

Here’s the cutest me impersonating a wise wizard of lore, Merlin:

… Crimes against humanity — do you not think — it is an offense — punishable under existing penal laws … ?

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Negligence. For Bureau of Immigration (BI): 🚨Arrest Senator Bato on sight po: No need for HDO, BI Circular Order on arrest of persons subject of an active arrest warrant in airports, seaports, etc, here:

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What’s a word or phrase that annoys you?
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Answer: Negligence.

For Bureau of Immigration (BI): 🚨Arrest Senator Bato on sight po: No need for HDO,

BI Circular Order on arrest of persons subject of an active arrest warrant in airports, seaports, etc, here, page 2 thereof:

(His name and photo should already be in your digital network of alerts — if not, pls call up the DOJ)

BI Circular Order below:

So… Let’s get this “issue an HDO” to-require- stopping-him-at- airports — off the table of discussion to avoid confusion and excuses.

A person subject of a live warrant of arrest can be arrested anywhere

including airports and seaports.

Arrest includes stopping him from leaving, flying, sailing, or swimming across borders and seas — it’s fairly commonsensical.

If that’s elusive, there’s a written BI Circular Order on it po.