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People vs Lol-lo and Saraw27 February 1922 | Ponente: Malcolm

Overview: Moros surrounded a boat, took its cargo, took two women and left it for it to sink. The marauders, Lol-lo andSaraw, who were in Tawi-Tawi, were arrested for pirac. The !uestioned the "urisdiction of the #hilippines to the case, butthe court ruled that pirac is a crime against all mankind, so ever court also has "urisdiction to tr these cases. $n addition,the Spanish #enal %ode is still in force in the #hilippines.

Statement of Facts:- On or about 30 June 1920: Two boats left Matuta a !utc" #ossess$on for Peta anot"er !utc" #ossess$on%

- &oat 1 "a' one !utc" sub(ect- &oat 2 "a' 11 men women an' c"$l'ren l$)ew$se from *ollan'%

- +fter se,eral 'ays at 7#m &oat 2 arr$,e' $n &uan an' &u)$' $n t"e !utc" .ast /n'$es%- *ere t"e boat was surroun'e' by ,$ntas manne' by 2 arme' Moros%- T"e Moros f$rst as)e' for foo' but once $n t"e boat too) all t"e caro attac)e' some of t"e men an'brutally ,$olate' 2 of t"e women%- T"e Moros too) t"e 2 women w$t" t"em #lace' "oles $n t"e s"$# to let $t s$n) an' left t"e #eo#le t"ere%

- +fter 11 'ays t"e Moros arr$,e' at Maruro a !utc" #ossess$on%- T"e two Moro marau'ers were $'ent$f$e' as ol-lo as t"e one w"o ra#e' one of t"e women an' araw%- 4"$le $n Maruro t"e two women were able to esca#e%

- One 'ay ol-lo an' araw went "ome to out" 5b$an Taw$-Taw$ ulu% *ere t"ey were arreste' an' c"are' w$t"#$racy at t"e 6F/% The Moros interposed a demurrer, saying that the charge was not within the jurisdiction ofthe F!, nor of any court in the Philippines" T"ey were say$n t"at t"e facts '$' not const$tute a #ubl$c offenseun'er P"$l$##$ne laws%

- T"e 'emurrer was o,errule' an' ol-lo an' araw were foun' u$lty an' were bot" sentence' to l$fe$m#r$sonment toet"er w$t" $nawalan an' Maulan$s two ot"er 'efen'ants $n anot"er case% /n a''$t$on to$m#r$sonment t"ey were or'ere' to return t"e 39 sac)s of co#ra t"ey robbe' or to $n'emn$fy t"e offen'e' #art$es92 ru#ees an' to #ay one-"alf of t"e costs%

!ssue: !$' t"e 6F/ $n t"e P"$l$##$nes "a,e (ur$s'$ct$on o,er ol-lo an' araw8#$S

%ationale- F$rst of all t"e facts cant be '$s#ute'% +ll t"e elements of t"e cr$me of #$racy were t"ere%

- P$racy $s robbery or forc$ble 'e#re'at$on on t"e "$" seas w$t"out lawful aut"or$ty an' 'one an$mo furan'$an' $n t"e s#$r$t an' $ntent$on of un$,ersal "ost$l$ty%

- T"e 6F/ "as (ur$s'$ct$on because #$rates are $n law hostes humani generis.P$racy $s a cr$me aa$nst all man)$n't"erefore $t can be #un$s"e' $n any com#etent tr$bunal of any country w"ere t"e offen'er may be foun'%

- T"e (ur$s'$ct$on of #$racy "as no terr$tor$al l$m$ts% T"e cr$me $s aa$nst all man)$n' so $t $s also #un$s"e' by all%- /t 'oesnt matter t"at t"e cr$me was comm$tte' w$t"$n t"e (ur$s'$ct$onal 3-m$le l$m$t of a fore$n state% T"ose l$m$tst"ou" neutral to war are not neutral to cr$mes%

!ssue:+re t"e #ro,$s$ons of t"e Penal 6o'e 'eal$n w$t" #$racy st$ll $n force8#$S

%ationale- +rt% 13 of t"e Penal 6o'e refers to t"e cr$me of #$racy ;comm$tte' aa$nst #an$ar's or sub(ects of anot"er nat$on

not war w$t" #a$n s"all be #un$s"e' w$t" a #enalty ran$n from ca'ena tem#oral to ca'ena #er#etua% /f t"e cr$me$s aa$nst nonbell$erent sub(ects of anot"er nat$on at war w$t" #a$n $t s"ell be #un$s"e' w$t" t"e #enalty of#res$'$o mayor%