A person who commits an act of violence on a member of a foreign government or upon a member of a diplomatic mission accredited to the State of Eritrea, or upon a representative of an international humanitarian organization, because of such person’s status or official duties, and where such person is within the jurisdiction of the Eritrean Courts in his official capacity,
Penal Code
2015 English source edition · Current applicability not established.
English-language 2015 Ministry of Justice edition. Refworld catalogues this English expression as an unofficial translation; Eri Atlas has not independently verified the translation.
Article 127
Attacks upon Foreign Officials and Diplomats · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.
is guilty of an attack upon foreign officials and diplomats, a Class 8 serious offence, punishable with a definite term of imprisonment of not less than 3 years and not more than 5 years.