Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT PENALIZING ANY GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL WHO REFUSES TO RELEASE IMMEDIATELY A DETAINED PRISONER WHO HAS POSTED BAIL AND/OR CLEARED OF CHARGES BY COMPETENT AUTHORITIES
Date filed
August 13, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 2334, 12th Congress of the Republic |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PENALIZING ANY GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL WHO REFUSES TO RELEASE IMMEDIATELY A DETAINED PRISONER WHO HAS POSTED BAIL AND/OR CLEARED OF CHARGES BY COMPETENT AUTHORITIES |
| ABSTRACT : Any government official in any branch of the government who refuses to release immediately a detained prisoner after psoting bail or cleared of the charges by competent authorities shall be punished with an imprisonment equivalent to the penalty provided for by law for the crime for which the illegally detained person has been charged and a fine of not less than Thirty Thousand Pesos (P30,000.00). The law on conspiracy shall aplly in this case. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : SINGSON, ERIC D. |
| DATE FILED : 2001-08-13 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Syjuco (023 ) |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No |
| URGENT BILL? No |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE ON 2001-08-20 |
Abstract
Any government official in any branch of the government who refuses to release immediately a detained prisoner after psoting bail or cleared of the charges by competent authorities shall be punished with an imprisonment equivalent to the penalty provided for by law for the crime for which the illegally detained person has been charged and a fine of not less than Thirty Thousand Pesos (P30,000.00). The law on conspiracy shall aplly in this case.
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