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Practice question: Discharge of Accused to be State Witness (See also RA 6981)

Multiple Choice Hard

Practice question

A participant claims that asking to join the RA6981 program automatically gives permanent immunity from all crimes and erases any duty to testify truthfully. Which is correct?
  1. Application alone guarantees universal immunity
  2. Admission and immunity depend on the Act’s requirements and conditions; a mere application creates no such blanket protection
  3. Immunity necessarily permits perjury without consequence
  4. No participant can ever qualify under RA6981
  5. Program protection automatically proves the co-accused guilty

Legal references

  • RA6981 Sections10–13: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1991/ra_6981_1991.html

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