Criminal Law 2 Quiz 3

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1. The crime committed by the group is rebellion.

According to Article 134 of the Revised Penal


Code, the crime of rebellion is committed by rising publicly and takings arms against the
Government for the purpose of removing from the allegiance to said Government or its laws the
territory of the Philippines. Here, the attack of the group constitutes public uprising and taking
arms against the government; moreover, the objective of the group was to separate and control
the Muslim-dominated areas of the Philippines for their inclusion islands, which is to overthrow
and supersede the existing government. Hence, they committed a crime of rebellion.
2. The crime committed by the group is also rebellion. According to Article 134 of the Revised
Penal Code, the crime of rebellion is committed by rising publicly and takings arms against the
Government for the purpose of removing the laws of the Government, the territory of the
Philippines or any part thereof. Here, the attack of the group constitutes public uprising and
taking arms against the government; moreover, the objective of the group was to clean the City
from non-muslim and un-islamic activities, which is remove the laws of any part of the
Philippines. Therefore, they committed a crime of rebellion.
3. The crime committed by the group is sedition. According to Article 134 of the Revised Penal
Code, the crime of sedition is committed by persons who rise publicly and tumultuously in order
to attain by force the holding of any popular election. Here, the attack of the group is
tumultuous, which causes disturbances to the State, and they employed force to prevent the
holding of any popular election and decide in favour of their chosen candidates. Therefore, the
committed a crime of sedition.
4. The group has not committed any crime. According to Article 134 of the Revised Penal Code, the
crime of sedition is committed by persons who rise publicly and tumultuously in order to attain
by force the holding of any popular election. Here, the elements of sedition are lacking, the
group didn’t rise publicly nor tumultuously; furthermore, the latter didn’t employ force. Or
other means to attain their objective. Therefore, group has not committed any crime.
5. The crime committed by the group is sedition. According to Article 134 of the Revised Penal
Code, the crime of sedition is committed by persons who rise publicly and tumultuously in order
to attain by force the execution of any law. Here, the attack of the group constitutes a
disturbance to the State and forced the government to enact and pass comprehensive
agreement, which prevent the National Government from freely exercising its functions.
Therefore, the group committed a crime of sedition.

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