Practice question
Under RA 9851, section 5(a), what intent must accompany a listed genocidal act?
- Intent merely to win an election.
- Intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a protected group as such.
- Intent to criticize a government policy.
- Intent merely to breach a commercial agreement.
- No intent of group destruction is required.
Legal references
- Republic Act No. 9851, sections 3–6 and 10, https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2009/ra_9851_2009.html
- Rome Statute, Articles 6–8 (genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes), https://legal.un.org/icc/statute/99_corr/cstatute.htm
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