Practice question
A detained person who cannot read places a thumbmark on a custodial report. Counsel never reads or explains it in a language the person understands. The officer says thumbmarking automatically makes the report valid. What does Section 2(c) provide?
- A thumbmark always proves understanding
- Only literate persons receive the safeguard
- The officer’s confidence replaces counsel’s explanation
- Without the prescribed reading and adequate explanation, the report is null, void and without effect
- Explanation may always wait until conviction
Legal references
- RA 7438, April 27, 1992: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1992/ra_7438_1992.html; Section 2(c).
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