Book 2 Felonies, Misdemeanours, Petty Offences, and Their Punishments
Section 1 Felonies and Misdemeanours Against Public Interest
Chapter 5 Misbehaviour of Official of Public Services before Individual
Article 275
(1) If an official of public services tortures the accused for the purpose of obtaining a confession, or issues an order to this effect, he shall be sentenced to long imprisonment.
Book 2 Felonies, Misdemeanours, Petty Offences, and Their Punishments
Section 1 Felonies and Misdemeanours Against Public Interest
Chapter 8 Transgression against Official of Public Services
Article 291
(1) If a person, with the aim of threatening or stopping from performance of duty, trespass against an official of public services through continuous chase or lingering near his house or place of work, or any other way, the person shall be sentenced to the same punishment anticipated in article 290 of this Law.
(2) If the offender is an official of public services, in addition to the punishment mentioned in the above paragraph, he shall also be sentenced to debarment from profession or separation from service.
Chapter 5 Testimony
False Testimony:
Article 42:
If for reasons set forth in article 41, the witness’s excuse or reason for absence is proven to be not true, the court can require the witness to compensate the court for all expenses incurred.
3. In the event of conviction, the Court may impose a term of imprisonment not exceeding five years, or a fine in accordance with the Rules of Procedure and Evidence, or both.
1. Subject to article 110, the Court may impose one of the following penalties on a person convicted of a crime referred to in article 5 of this Statute:
(a) Imprisonment for a specified number of years, which may not exceed a maximum of 30 years; or
(b) A term of life imprisonment when justified by the extreme gravity of the crime and the individual circumstances of the convicted person.
2. In addition to imprisonment, the Court may order:
(a) A fine under the criteria provided for in the Rules of Procedure and Evidence;
(b) A forfeiture of proceeds, property and assets derived directly or indirectly from that crime, without prejudice to the rights of bona fide third parties.