1. Concept
| Article 122. Piracy in general and mutiny on the high seas. – The penalty of reclusion temporal shall be inflicted upon any person who, on the high seas, shall attack or seize a vessel or, not being a member of its complement nor a passenger, shall seize the whole or part of the cargo of said vessel, its equipment, or personal belongings of its complement or passengers. |
| The same penalty shall be inflicted in case of mutiny on the high seas or in Philippine waters. (Act No. 3815, Revised Penal Code) |
2. Mode of commission
Elements:
1) The offender is a member of ship’s complement or a passenger; and,
2) The offender commits mutiny. (Paragraph 2, Article 122, Act No. 3815, Revised Penal Code)
pardon, commutation of sentence or any other reason. (Article 113, Ibid.)
References
⦁ Book II, Act No. 3815, Revised Penal Code
