1. The conciliation shall give rise to termination of the criminal action or stay of execution of the judgment rendered thereon, as the case may be. 2. If a conciliation is established with the Defendant after the criminal judgment or criminal order becomes final, the Public Prosecution shall order a stay of its execution. 3. No challenge against, or retraction of the acceptance of, the conciliation agreement by the Defendant or the victim shall be admitted after being approved by the Prosecutor, and the conciliation approval report shall have the legal force of a Writ of Execution. 4. The conciliation agreement shall be binding only upon its parties, and shall apply only to the parties on whom the agreement establishes obligations, and shall not be relied upon any third party. 5. The Defendant's agreement to enter into Criminal Mediation as well as any statements made by him during the same shall not be relied upon against him as an act of confession.
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