Sapul sa CCTV ang isang babae na nagnakaw ng bag ng taga-kolekta ng alay sa simbahan! Ano ba ang sinasabi ng batas dito? Alamin ‘yan kasama ang ating #KapusoSaBatas, Atty. Gaby Concepcion.
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00:00Oh, is a church not a place of worship anymore?
00:04In Tondo, Manila, a woman was caught on camera stealing from a church.
00:10The suspect, who always goes to the church,
00:13was charged with mass collection of crimes against the victim of the collector,
00:17who was previously an ally.
00:19What does the law say about this?
00:22Ask me, ask Attorney Gatto.
00:30Attorney, what does the law say about stealing from a church or donations?
00:35Well, under the Revised Penal Code,
00:37stealing or theft or taking something without permission,
00:41well, we know that it's a crime.
00:44Even if there's no law, you know that it's really prohibited.
00:48Especially if it's done in a church or chapel
00:53or any place of worship.
00:55That's why under the Revised Penal Code,
00:58the Revised Penal Code is actually the so-called Bible of crimes.
01:02The crime of committing a crime in a church or place of worship
01:06is considered an aggravating circumstance
01:09under Article 14, Paragraph 5 of the Revised Penal Code.
01:14When we say aggravating circumstance,
01:16it means that the penalty of imprisonment will be increased and higher.
01:21We probably understand why this is an aggravating circumstance, don't we?
01:27It's like a higher level of disrespect
01:30and level of contempt
01:32if a crime is committed in a sacred place.
01:35Here too, people seem to be more trusting
01:38because it's our safe space.
01:42That's why it's like taking advantage of the trust of these people.
01:46That's why the law says that the penalty should be reduced.
01:51Attorney, the suspect has been arrested several times.
01:54If this kind of repeated crime increases the penalty of imprisonment,
01:59well, actually, in the concept of our law,
02:02the repeated crimes can be considered as aggravating penalties again.
02:07The penalty of imprisonment will be increased.
02:09Actually, there's what's called recidivism, reiteration or habituality,
02:14habitual delinquency, and quasi-recidivism.
02:18The concept is different, but the basis is the same,
02:22that the repeated crimes will be punished
02:26and the penalty of imprisonment will be increased.
02:30But the requirement of the law, for example,
02:32to be considered as recidivism,
02:34is that there should be a final judgment for the previous crimes.
02:39It means that usually, a person should be prosecuted
02:44and be sentenced in a case.
02:46Because if he was already sentenced,
02:48but the crime of theft was committed again, for example,
02:51that's the only place where a heavier sentence can be imposed.
02:56We will clarify the law here for the peace of mind.
03:02Don't think twice.
03:04Ask me, ask Attorney Gabby.
03:21Thank you very much.