Arrest and Detention for Large-Scale Swindling

Arrest and Detention for Large-Scale Swindling

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Title Supreme Court: Arrest and Detention for Large-Scale Swindling

Law: General Order No. 29

Decision Date: Apr 13, 1973

General Order No. 29, issued in 1973, allows for the arrest and detention of individuals involved in swindling and other deceits punishable under Articles 315 and 316 of the Revised Penal Code.

Amended authority under General Order No. 2

General Order No. 29 amends General Order No. 2 by adding an additional provision numbered “25.”
General Order No. 2, as amended, establishes a rule for authorizing arrest and detention for swindling and other deceits in large scale.
General Order No. 29 operates by inserting the new Section/Item 25 clause within General Order No. 2.

Coverage: large-scale swindling

Item 25 applies to “any person or persons”.
Item 25 covers persons known or found to have committed the crime of swindling and other deceits.
Item 25 limits the covered conduct to crimes defined in Article 315 and 316 of the Revised Penal Code.
Item 25 applies specifically when the swindling and other deceits are committed “in large scale.”

Persons and conduct described

Item 25 covers individuals who have been “known” as having committed the covered crimes.
Item 25 also covers individuals who have been “found” to have committed the covered crimes.
Item 25 requires that the covered offense falls within the categories of swindling and other deceits under Article 315 and 316 of the Revised Penal Code.
Item 25 further requires that the offense is committed “in large scale.”

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