A public official who induces another person to commit perjury may be treated as a principal in the commission of the crime under the conspiracy theory and may be subject to perpetual absolute disqualification from public office, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson said Sunday.
Lacson cited Article 8 of the Revised Penal Code, which provides that a conspiracy exists when two or more persons “come to an agreement on the commission of a felony and decide to commit it.”
“SUBORNATION OF PERJURY: a public official who induces another person to commit perjury may be treated as a principal under the conspiracy theory (Art 8 RPC) in the commission of the crime and shall also suffer an accessory penalty of perpetual absolute disqualification,” he said in a post on X.
In Filipino: Lacson: Public Official na Nag-Uudyok ng Perjury, Maaaring Ma-Disqualify sa Anumang Posisyon sa Gobyerno