Practice question
An accused of a crime defined by RA9851 is stipulated to retain Filipino citizenship while also having another nationality. No immunity or other bar applies. Does the additional nationality alone defeat Section17(a)?
- No; the stated Filipino-citizenship condition is met
- Yes; only persons with no second nationality are covered by that text
- Yes; any foreign passport repeals the Act
- Yes; victim nationality must always match
- Yes; the accused chooses jurisdiction by preference
Legal references
- UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, Articles15(3) and16(10): https://mandates.un.org/mandate/A/RES/55/25
- RA9851 Section17: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2009/ra_9851_2009.html Accused-citizenship branch.
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