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An information is filed in the Regional Trial Court against a corporate officer, Maria Chen, chief financial officer of a fintech company, for estafa through a crypto-payments platform involving investor funds. 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 electronic ledgers. Chen 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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Preventive imprisonment requires the accused to post bail at a higher amount; detention is allowed anyway if overseas assets exist. Preventive imprisonment is a pre-trial measure, not a penalty, that may be imposed to secure the accused's presence and preserve the integrity of the proceedings when there is a showing of risk of flight, tampering with evidence, or danger to witnesses, and it must be limited to the shortest period compatible with the case. Preventive imprisonment and bail are interchangeable, and the court may grant either without requiring evidence of risk of flight or tampering. Preventive imprisonment is a punitive penalty that may be imposed only after conviction to prevent the accused from fleeing or obstructing appeals, regardless of any risk assessment.

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