Practice question
An officer intentionally inflicts severe pain on a detainee to force a confession and invokes a public emergency as justification. The conduct satisfies the statutory definition of torture. Which is best?
- Emergency always permits torture
- Only written torture orders are lawful
- The victim's suspected guilt removes protection
- Confession-seeking is an automatic defense
- RA 9745 does not allow public emergency to justify torture
Legal references
- Republic Act No. 9745, Sections 3-6: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2009/ra_9745_2009.html
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