Practice question
An employee voluntarily and spontaneously submits an explanatory letter during an ordinary administrative fact-finding inquiry. No officer compels a statement, asks an incriminating question or conducts a custodial criminal interrogation. The employee later invokes Section 17 solely because the letter became unfavorable evidence. Explain the significance of Fajardo without deciding unrelated admissibility objections.
Legal references
- Fajardo v. People, G.R. No. 239823, September 25, 2019, main decision, testimonial compulsion and witnesses: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2019/sep2019/gr_239823_2019.html
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