Senator Robin Padilla has filed a invoice in search of to impose a 20-year imprisonment in opposition to regulation enforcement personnel discovered mendacity in congressional inquiries.
The 20-year jail time will cowl offenders from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the Philippine National Police (PNP), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), Bureau of Corrections (BuCor), National Mapping and Resource Information Agency (NAMRIA), National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), different regulation enforcement companies, Bureau of Immigration (BI), Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), and Bureau of Customs (BOC).
Senate Bill 2265 or the proposed Truthful Congressional Inquiry Act additionally proposes to slap 10 years of imprisonment to any authorities personnel who knowingly makes untruthful assertion or produce fabricated proof in Congress pertaining to crimes together with rape (RA 7659); Title 7 (crimes dedicated by public officers) of Act No. 3815; and violations of the Government Procurement Act; National Internal Revenue Code; Tariff and Customs Code; Anti-Agricultural Smuggling Act of 2016; Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act; Revised Corporation Code; Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2001; Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002; Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003; Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020; Terrorism Financing Prevention and Suppression Act of 2012; and Omnibus Election Code.
A effective of P3 million and perpetual disqualification from any authorities submit shall even be imposed in each circumstances.
Padilla was pushing for the invoice after a number of cops allegedly concerned within the controversial P6.7 billion shabu haul in Manila final yr refused to reveal the reality throughout a Senate public order and harmful medication investigation.
During the Senate session final Monday, a number of senators voiced out the necessity for stiffer penalties in opposition to perjury, citing the recantation of testimonies within the circumstances of slain Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo and former senator Leila de Lima.—AOL, GMA Integrated News
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