Article 302

A person who, by addressing himself to another person or by referring to another person, offends the honour of that other person by insult or injury by:

distastefully touching upon the latter’s physical or mental impairment, or the latter’s ethnic, religious or racial background;

use of grossly obscene words or utterances;

reference to the victim’s profession or

any other words or utterances of similar severity,

Other offences of insulting behavior and outrage of lesser severity than those contained in sub-Article (1) shall be publishable as Class 3 petty offence, punishable with a definite term of imprisonment of not more than 1 month, or a fine of 1, - 1,000 Nakfas.

Insulting behavior and outrage may only be prosecuted upon preferring of charges by the victim.

Members of the legislature, the executive or judiciary are not susceptible to legal proceedings on the ground of injury to honour done by information or statement, correct as to form, given or made by them in conformity with their duties and in the regular discharge of their duties.