Thursday, July 7, 2011

Executive Order No. 46 | Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines

Executive Order No. 46 | Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines


PRESIDENTIAL ANTI-CRIME COMMISSION

SECTION 3. Section 4 of Executive Order No. 295 (s.2000) is hereby amended to read as follows:

“SECTION 4. OFFENCES COVERED the PAOCC shall have the authority to take cognizance the following crimes:

a. Those committed by organized/syndicated crime groups including but not limited to drug trafficking, human trafficking, carnapping, gunrunning, robbery/hold-up, kidnapping for ransom, smuggling, and transnational crimes.

b. Those considered and punished as heinous crimes under Republic Act No. 7659 (Heinous Crime Law).

c. Those committed by the members of the PNP and/or the AFP;

d. Those committed by any government official or employee, including those from government offices, agencies and/or instrumentalities, and government-owned and controlled corporations;

e. Such other criminal offences as the President may determine from time to time.

An organized/syndicates crime group for purposes of Executive Order means a group of two or more persons collaborating, confederating or mutually helping one another in the commission of any crime”