Practice question
A public officer has a valid plunder information pending in court. He says Section5 suspension can never arise before a final conviction because it is identical to forfeiture of retirement benefits. Which distinction is correct?
- Section5 separately addresses suspension during the valid pending prosecution and benefit loss after final conviction
- Both consequences require acquittal
- Both necessarily arise only after sentence service
- A pending valid information has no statutory relevance
- All benefits are automatically forfeited upon an anonymous complaint
Legal references
- RA7080 Sections1–3 and5–6, read with RA7659: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1991/ra_7080_1991.html
- RA7659 Section12, amended plunder provision: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1993/ra_7659_1993.html
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