Practice question
A proved Section4 trafficking offense is committed during a pandemic. The properly alleged and proved Section6(j) circumstance is present. Must the victim also be a child for that qualifier?
- No; the pandemic circumstance is independently listed
- Yes; all qualifiers require childhood
- Yes; adult trafficking is never qualified
- Yes; only the child provision exists
- Yes; a pandemic cancels the law
Legal references
- RA11862 Section6, current trafficking qualifications: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2022/ra_11862_2022.html
- RA12312 current additional offshore-gaming recruitment provisions, not an exclusive trafficking qualifier: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/100174
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