Well, if you were guilty, that would be a good basis for the fear of incrimination. But in this world, God knows what crime might be applied, so the fear could be a general hesitation on grounds of a bad conscience. Sometimes, people could plead the 5th simply on the basis of not giving any cooperation to the prosecution. If someone from out of nowhere pulled me in to be interrogated under oath, I might jolly well plead the 5th on general principles. The plea is not subject to argument.
That is why granting immunity is a good tactic, as it removes the ground for taking the 5th. And then, if you still refuse to testify, that would be contempt of court and you get thrown in the slammer until you do testify.
Well, if you were guilty, that would be a good basis for the fear of incrimination. But in this world, God knows what crime might be applied, so the fear could be a general hesitation on grounds of a bad conscience. Sometimes, people could plead the 5th simply on the basis of not giving any cooperation to the prosecution. If someone from out of nowhere pulled me in to be interrogated under oath, I might jolly well plead the 5th on general principles. The plea is not subject to argument.
That is why granting immunity is a good tactic, as it removes the ground for taking the 5th. And then, if you still refuse to testify, that would be contempt of court and you get thrown in the slammer until you do testify.