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Intent immaterial in Anti-Wiretapping Law (Risa Hontiveros exposé of DOJ Sec. Aguirre’s cellphone text (but there is a defense here)
A few minutes ago, the resource person of DZMM gave the opinion that intent or lack of intent can be used as a defense in any complaint for violation of the Anti-Wiretapping Law that may or would be filed against Senator Risa Hontiveros arising from the exposé she made of DOJ Secretary Aguirre’s cellphone text message.
The Anti-Wiretapping Law, being a special law, establishes and punishes mala prohibita: It does not require criminal intent
… you might want to look it up.
There is however a defense here. …
(analyze the subject, then analyze the policy behind the law.)
And that is …
(to be continued, may sinusulat lang ako sandali 🙂 )
As part of last week’s discussion on the constitutional right of access to information on matters of public concern (which started off with a categorization and non- exclusive enumeration of what constitutes public records, where “spot reports” of crimes were discussed), the presenter of the FOI EO today should include the update today on the PNP directive “limiting access” to spot reports, and the statements of journalists’ organizations– like the NUJP — on this. Tnx. (Photo credits as stated in the archives)
