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Practice question: Anti-Torture Act (RA 9745, Secs. 3–8 and 13–16)

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Practice question

An officer claims that torture of a detained suspect was justified by a public emergency and should in any event be absorbed in another felony. Resolve both contentions under RA 9745.

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2009/ra_9745_2009.html — RA 9745, Sections 6 and 15.

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