Article 116 defines the crime of misprision of treason, which requires that a citizen of the Philippines has knowledge of a conspiracy to commit treason against the government but fails to disclose it to the proper authorities as soon as possible. To be guilty of this crime, a citizen must know of a conspiracy, the conspiracy must be one to commit treason, and the citizen must conceal or fail to disclose the conspiracy to the proper authorities.
Article 116 defines the crime of misprision of treason, which requires that a citizen of the Philippines has knowledge of a conspiracy to commit treason against the government but fails to disclose it to the proper authorities as soon as possible. To be guilty of this crime, a citizen must know of a conspiracy, the conspiracy must be one to commit treason, and the citizen must conceal or fail to disclose the conspiracy to the proper authorities.
Article 116 defines the crime of misprision of treason, which requires that a citizen of the Philippines has knowledge of a conspiracy to commit treason against the government but fails to disclose it to the proper authorities as soon as possible. To be guilty of this crime, a citizen must know of a conspiracy, the conspiracy must be one to commit treason, and the citizen must conceal or fail to disclose the conspiracy to the proper authorities.