This article explores the challenges faced by lawmakers during congressional hearings when witnesses invoke their right against self-incrimination. It highlights the tension between protecting individual rights and the need to uncover the truth, particularly when witnesses refuse to answer incriminating questions.
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But it seems that time and again, they’d rather be detained at the Senate quarters than rat on their benefactors who hide in the shadows. It also appears that the people like Alice Guo and Cassandra Ong have long been numb to the threat of being cited in contempt. What makes it excruciatingly difficult for lawmakers is that these so-called resource persons — if you could call them that — are protected under the law. The right against self-incrimination is contained in Article 3, Section 17, of the Constitution: “No person shall be compelled to be a witness against himself.” This provision safeguards individuals from being forced to testify or provide information against their will.
There are two kinds of contempt of court: direct contempt and constructive or indirect contempt. The first refers to being disrespectful to judges, law enforcers and other legal authorities in the courtroom, or to lawmakers, in their administration of justice. The second is the willful disobedience of the lawful process or a court order. Contempt proceedings enforce remedies, including injunctions.
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