A public official who commits an intentional breach of the duties of his office by:
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 149
Intentional Offences Relating to Law Enforcement · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.
forcibly entering a house or premises, or executing an act of search and seizure, other than that authorized by law;
unlawfully arresting and detaining another; or
using physical or mental torture, or other improper methods, during the arrest, custody, supervision, escort or interrogation of a person,
is guilty of an offence relating to law enforcement, a Class 1 petty offence, punishable with a definite term of imprisonment of not less than 6 months and not more than 12 months, or a fine of 20,001 – 50,000 Nakfas, to be set in intervals of 2,500 Nakfas.
A public official who commits an intentional breach of the duties of his office by assisting:
a detainee, a prisoner of war or a prisoner sentenced for committing a Petty Offence to escape,
is guilty of an offence relating to law enforcement, a Class 2 petty offence, punishable with a definite term of imprisonment of not less than 1 month and not more than 6 months, or a fine of 5,001 – 20,000 Nakfas, to be set in intervals of 1,000 Nakfas;
a prisoner sentenced for committing a Class 5 through 9 Serious Offence to escape,
is guilty of an offence relating to law enforcement, a Class 9 serious offence, punishable with a definite term of imprisonment of not less than 1 year and not more than 3 years;
a prisoner sentenced for committing a Class 1 through 4 Serious Offence to escape,
is guilty of an offence relating to law enforcement, a Class 8 serious offence, punishable with a definite term of imprisonment of not less than 3 years and not more than 5 years.