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RA 12022 (Anti-Agricultural Sabotage Act) CHAPTER IV

Section 11–13 · 3 provisions

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Financial Agricultural Economic Sabotage Crimes.

Section 11

SEC. 11. Financial Agricultural Economic Sabotage Crimes. - Any person who directly or indirectly, willfully and without lawful excuse, possesses, provides, collects, uses, or makes available property, funds, financial, or other related services, or funds the creation of dummy or fictitious entities, with willful intention that they be used, in full or in part, to carry out or facilitate the commission of any of the crimes of agricultural economic sabotage shall suffer the penalty provided under Section 14(b) of this Act.

Use of Government Storage Facilities.

Section 12

SEC. 12. Use of Government Storage Facilities. - Cold storage, warehouses, and similar facilities intended for agricultural and fishery products granted by the government to cooperatives and associations shall exclusively be used by their farmers and fisherfolk members. Renting out to or allowing the use in any way by non-members, such as traders and other private businesses, is prohibited and will cause the revocation of the grant. The government shall then immediately repossess the storage facility, and the erring cooperatives and associations shall be perpetually disqualified from being granted storage facilities by the government.

Violations of the Enforcement Group.

Section 13

SEC. 13. Violations of the Enforcement Group. - It shall be a crime for an employee of a member of the Enforcement Group to commit any of the following acts, which shall be penalized under Section 14(f) of this Act: (a) Extortion or willful oppression under color of law; (b) Knowingly demanding documents or records that are irrelevant to the case or unjustifiably extending the constructive custody of the goods; (c) Failing to report knowledge or information to their superior officer about the commission of an act or acts punishable under this Act; (d) Accepting or attempting to collect, directly or indirectly, any sum of money or other thing of value for the compromise adjustment or settlement of any charge or complaint for any violation of this Act; and (e) Unlawfully disclosing confidential information gained during any investigation or audit, or suing such information for personal gain or to the detriment of the government or third parties.

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