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Question 7
7. Charged with plunder, X invoked good faith claiming that he was a mere signatory
to the transactions that led to the misappropriation of public funds amounting to PHP
60 million. The prosecution countered that since plunder is defined and punished
under a special law, Republic Act No. 7080, it is malum prohibitum. Hence, good
faith is not a defense. Is the prosecution correct? Reason(s).
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