00:00I'm sure you'll also be shocked by what we're about to talk about.
00:05This incident happened in Holdapan.
00:08It was scripted.
00:10In Davao City, a woman was caught by the CCTV
00:13and was put in a bag containing P515,000 in cash.
00:18She was being taken to the office.
00:21In another CCTV footage,
00:23she was walking and suddenly,
00:25the bag with the money was caught in a riding in tandem.
00:29The victim immediately filed a police blotter.
00:32But while the police were investigating,
00:34they were caught because the story of the witnesses was not true.
00:40The victim later admitted that the crime was just scripted
00:44and that she was part of the plan.
00:47Oh no!
00:48The woman was arrested and her lover was charged with the crime.
00:52What does the law say about this?
00:55Well, ask me, ask Katerina Gatto.
01:00Attorney scripted in Holdapan,
01:02what will the suspects face for their actions?
01:06Well, if the incidents were really scripted
01:09and the woman was just part of the plan,
01:12the blotter was fake.
01:14This is a crime of theft.
01:16I use the word theft instead of robbery
01:19because there's robbery, there's theft.
01:20But let's not talk about that.
01:23Let's talk about the cases of theft.
01:25Let's talk about the cases of theft.
01:27The penalty depends on how much was stolen.
01:31So if the value of the theft is between Php 20,000 to Php 600,000,
01:36the corresponding penalty is prison correctional,
01:39minimum and medium periods,
01:41or 6 months and 1 day to 4 years and 2 months in prison.
01:46But there are two types of theft.
01:50Simple theft and qualified theft.
01:53What's the difference?
01:54If it's a simple theft, of course, we know that.
01:56It's a theft of property without force, violence, or intimidation.
02:01But if it's a robbery of a house,
02:06for example, or an abuse of confidence,
02:09it's a qualified theft.
02:11It means that if the robber is someone you trust,
02:15the penalty increases.
02:17Of course, the crime is heavier
02:19if the robber trusts the robber more.
02:23For example, if it's an employee or an accountant,
02:26or the custodian trusts the money,
02:29or the password trusts the password,
02:32it's a qualified theft where the penalty increases by 2 degrees.
02:37According to one case,
02:38the 2 degrees higher is prison major, medium to maximum,
02:42which is 8 years and 1 day to 12 years in prison.
02:47So the difference is quite big, isn't it?
02:49In cases of theft, especially if it's an inside job,
02:53it's necessary to prove that the robber is someone you trust
02:58because the penalty is different.
03:02Attorney, the victim here is being blattered
03:05for the knowledge of our fellow citizens.
03:07What can you face if you lied to the blatterer
03:10or those who complain to the authorities,
03:12even if it's not true?
03:15Well, first of all, if you lied to the blatterer,
03:21if it was done by a person,
03:22I think this is an obstruction of justice case
03:25of a crime under the Presidential Decree 1829.
03:29Obstruction of justice is giving false or fabricated information
03:33to mislead or make it difficult for our law enforcement agencies
03:38to judge those who committed a crime.
03:41The penalty for obstruction of justice,
03:43prison correctional maximum or 4 years and 2 months
03:47and 1 day to 6 years in prison, right?
03:50But of course, if you committed a crime,
03:53your crime is a perjury.
03:55Anyway, if you lied to the robber,
03:58it's prohibited to lie, it's prohibited to rob,
04:01we know that.
04:02In any case, always do the right thing,
04:05our life will be better,
04:07and in general, our society
04:10will be better,
04:12our life will be better.
04:14In any case, when we talk about the law,
04:16we will make it clear,
04:18for the peace of mind,
04:20don't think twice,
04:22ask me, ask Atty. Gabby.
04:40Thank you very much.
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