Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 105, 12th Congress of the Republic |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PUNISHING THE CRIME OF KIDNAPPING-FOR- RANSOM WITH AMPUTATION OF UPPER AND LOWER EXTREMITIES THEREBY AMENDING ARTICLE 267 OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE, AS AMENDED |
| ABSTRACT : Rationale: The perpetrators of kidnap-for-rans om should be dealt with punishments as severe as the crimes they commit against the lives, property, and rights under the Constitution. The crime of kidnapping-for- ransom is not as simple as taking a man in unlawful and illegitimate custody for the purpose of soliciting money in exchange for victim's freedom. It has been proven to be viciously victimizing middle or the moneyed class in society.Let it stop and the psychological deterrent for its recurrence be to impose amputation of the upper and lower extremities(the punishment of such crime.) It is not intended to be a cruel and inhumane punishment, but only a consequence. As a matter of fact, giving the sentence of death a middle ground... |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : SYJUCO, AUGUSTO JR. L |
| DATE FILED : 2001-07-02 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No |
| URGENT BILL? No |
| COMMITTEE ACTION: change of ctte. ref'l from Justice as per Rules Instructio ns on July 25,2001 |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF LAWS ON 2001-07-24 |
Abstract
"Rationale: The perpetrators of kidnap-for-rans om should be dealt with punishments as severe as the crimes they commit against the lives, property, and rights under the Constitution. The crime of kidnapping-for- ransom is not as simple as taking a man in unlawful and illegitimate custody for the purpose of soliciting money in exchange for victim's freedom. It has been proven to be viciously victimizing middle or the moneyed class in society.Let it stop and the psychological deterrent for its recurrence be to impose amputation of the upper and lower extremities(the punishment of such crime.) It is not intended to be a cruel and inhumane punishment, but only a consequence. As a matter of fact, giving the sentence of death a middle ground..."
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