Practice question
During a valid suspension of the privilege based on rebellion, an official refuses to respond to a court's detention inquiry about a person held for an ordinary private fraud charge. The facts establish that the fraud is unrelated to invasion and is not a rebellion charge. The official argues that the suspension bars all habeas corpus proceedings concerning every prisoner in the country. Which response best applies the constitutional scope without promising an automatic favorable result on the merits?
- The suspension categorically covers every fraud case.
- The official may decide that all court orders are merely optional.
- The prisoner is necessarily acquitted of fraud.
- The privilege's suspension cannot be applied indiscriminately to the stipulated uncovered charge; the court may examine the relevant detention issues.
- The suspension permanently abolishes all judicial detention review.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article VII, Section 18, and Article III, Section 2: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353
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