The Crime of Perjury
Allegedly, in the real-life drama and legal battle of Vhong Navarro-Cedric Lee-Deniece Cornejo-Roxanne Acosta Cabanero, the camp of former beauty contestant Roxanne Acosta Cabanero denied that their charge of rape to Vhong Navarro states the specific time and date of its commission. The said denial allegedly has irked Vhong Navarro's, thus it considers the filing of Perjury Case, among others, against Roxanne Acosta Navarro. How does this crime of perjury be committed? What would be the impossable penalty of this crime? According to the Revised Penal Code, the crime of perjury may be committed by: "Any person who, knowingly making untruthful statements, shall testify under oath, or make an affidavit, upon any material matter before a competent person authorized to administer an oath in cases in which the law so requires." shall testify under oath: If a person shall testify under oath, or, for instance, telling false statements in open court. He/...