Practice question
A subpoenaed witness invokes self-incrimination and is then compelled in the Ombudsman inquiry to produce records and testify about a transaction. A prosecutor proposes charging that witness criminally for the very matter covered by the compelled evidence. Assume the statutory conditions in Section 17 are met and no false testimony is involved. Which answer best states the provision?
- It bars prosecution for or on account of the matter concerning which the witness was so compelled
- It offers no protection whenever records exist
- It protects only against a reduction in salary
- It confers immunity for every unrelated future crime
- It makes the prosecutor the trial judge
Legal references
- Republic Act No. 6770: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1989/ra_6770_1989.html Sections 15(1), 17 and 18.
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