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 treasonous conspiracy and conceal or fail to report it to the appropriate government body.
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 treasonous conspiracy and conceal or fail to report it to the appropriate government body.
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 treasonous conspiracy and conceal or fail to report it to the appropriate government body.