Practice question
Does Rule 113, Section 5 authorize only police officers, excluding every private person, to make an arrest under its stated grounds?
- No; it expressly includes a peace officer or a private person.
- Yes; a private eyewitness can never act under it.
- Yes; only the President may authorize each arrest.
- No; because every private person may arrest anyone without any ground.
- Yes; only a foreign officer may act.
Legal references
- Rules of Court, Rule 113, Section 5: https://lawphil.net/courts/supreme/rc/rc_110-127_2000.html
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