Fabrication of Evidence

Definition of Fabricated Evidence

Fabricated Evidence is fictitious testimony or documents offered to a court or jury in

order to mislead them. Fabricating evidence involves arranging or manufacturing circumstances
or indica, after the act is committed with the intention to use them as evidence and make it
appear accidental. Such evidence may be wholly forged and artificial, or it may consist in so
warping and distorting real facts to create an impression in the minds of those who observe
them as true and genuine.i
Relation of Fabricated Evidence to Cybercrime Law
Republic Act 10715, or also known as the “Cybercrime prevention act of 2012” was signed into
law by former President Benigno C. Aquino on September 12, 2012 and took effect on October 3, 2012.

The intention of the law was enshrined in the provisions of RA 10715 which states that , The
State also recognizes the importance of providing an environment conducive to the development,
acceleration, and rational application and exploitation of information and communications technology
(ICT) to attain free, easy, and intelligible access to exchange and/or delivery of information; and the
need to protect and safeguard the integrity of computer, computer and communications systems,
networks, and databases, and the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information and data
stored therein, from all forms of misuse, abuse, and illegal access by making punishable under the
law such conduct or conducts. In this light, the State shall adopt sufficient powers to effectively
prevent and combat such offenses by facilitating their detection, investigation, and prosecution at
both the domestic and international levels, and by providing arrangements for fast and reliable
international cooperation.

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Fighting cybercrime difficult

in PH – NBI
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