Practice question
In the same stipulated statutory setting, a prosecutor says the offense must also be punishable in the place of foreign commission solely to satisfy Section 26-A. What does the text provide?
- It universally requires identical foreign statutory wording
- It requires conviction abroad first in every case
- It allows only foreign prosecutors to act
- It bars every cross-border trafficking prosecution
- It applies whether or not the covered acts constitute an offense at the place of commission
Legal references
- RA 10364 Section 23 inserting RA 9208 Section 26-A: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2013/ra_10364_2013.html; Section 26-A(a)-(c) and foreign-prosecution paragraph.
- Republic Act No. 11862, June 23, 2022, Section 17 amending RA 9208 Section 26-A: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/95641
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