Comment Not a constitutional argument. (Score 1) 452
I think you are missing a key point. The fifth amendment doesn't talk about what un-accused people can or cannot do. This means that if another law forcing them to testify exists, it is completely legal because it doesn't conflict with the fifth amendment, so it will stand until a new law is passed to change it.
Oddness of it aside, the accused fifth amendment, and what you refer to are legally, in no way related