Where the coercion was resistible and the person concerned was in a position to resist the coercion or avoid committing the act, he shall, as a general rule, be punishable.
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 26
Resistible Coercion · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.
The Court may however, reduce the penalty unrestrictedly (Article 66) taking into consideration the circumstances of the case, in particular the degree and nature of the coercion, as well as personal circumstances and the relationship of strength, age or dependency existing between the person who was subjected to coercion and the person who exercised it.