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A private individual is charged in the Regional Trial Court with estafa through a digital fundraising platform that solicits overseas donations for purported medical outreach. After the information is filed, the court issues an order of preventive imprisonment pending trial, citing risk of flight due to overseas assets and the possibility of tampering with donor records. The accused challenges the order, arguing that preventive imprisonment is a punitive penalty and that detention should be limited to the shortest appropriate period. Which statement best describes preventive imprisonment in this scenario?

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The order is valid if the court shows probable cause that there is a real risk of flight or interference with evidence, and the detention must be limited to the shortest period necessary, since preventive imprisonment is a pre-trial measure, not a punitive penalty. It is the same as ordinary bail; the accused may be released on any form of bail without regard to the risk of flight or evidence tampering. It is a preventive measure that can be ordered only for offenses punishable by capital punishment; for estafa, the remedy is always bail. Preventive imprisonment is limited to a fixed number of days by statute regardless of risk and without regard to the circumstances of the case.

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