Practice question
A foreign accused allegedly committed a war crime defined by RA 9851 abroad against a Filipino citizen. Which condition expressly supports Philippine jurisdiction even without alleging that the accused is Filipino?
- The accused’s citizenship under paragraph (a)
- The victim’s citizenship under paragraph (c)
- The victim’s profession alone
- The language of the complaint
- The nationality of the prosecutor
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2009/ra_9851_2009.html — Republic Act No. 9851, section 17
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