Asking for a friend. May relative sila na kumuha ng at least 500 pesos and nahuli sa cctv, nag reklamo sila sa police and hindi daw sila na entertain kase small theft lang daw. Ano pwede gawin?
Btw twice na nangyari yung pagkuha niya ng pera and nahuli sa cctv
Before anything else, IANAL and TINLA.
The #Philippines, like South #Korea, have a law that “exempts a family who commit theft, swindling and malicious mischief from criminal liability exists”.
You can read more about it here: https://attorney.org.ph/legal-news/53-strange-laws-you-never-knew-existed-part-12-of-15-family-members-who-commit-theft-are-not-criminally-liable
This is probably what the police meant. Though, should have been still liable for civil.
Or, maybe, there is an IRR that states anything under a certain amount + it falls under this exemption, is indeed not qualified even if only for civil.
I think, the idea behind it is to encourage it being solved within the family instead of the family unit being destroyed because family members and relatives are filing cases against each other.
Again, IANAL and TINLA.
Tell your “friend” that their best course of action is to consult with an attorney.
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