Special Part
Chapter 2 Crimes against the Person
Section 4 Kidnapping and Unlawful Imprisonment
Article 142a
(1) (Amended, SG No. 62/1997, SG No. 26/2010) A person who unlawfully deprives another of liberty shall be punished by imprisonment for up to six years.
(2) (Amended, SG No. 62/1997, SG No. 26/2010) Where the act has been committed by an official or by a representative of the public, in violation of his duties or functions, or a person under Article 142, paragraph (2), subparagraphs 6 and 8, the punishment shall be imprisonment for two to eight years.
Chapter 8 Crimes against Activities of State Bodies and Public Organisations and Persons Performing Public Functions
Section 2 Malfeasances
Article 282
(1) (Amended, SG No. 28/1982) An official who violates or fails to fulfil his official duties, or exceeds his powers or rights for the purpose of acquiring a benefit for himself or for another, or to cause damage to another, from which significant harmful consequences may set in, shall be punished by imprisonment for up to five years, whereas the court may also rule deprivation of the right under Article 37 (1), sub-paragraph 6, or by probation.
(2) (Amended, SG No. 28/1982, SG No. 89/1986) If from the act major harmful consequences have set in, or the act has been committed by a person occupying a responsible official position, the punishment shall be imprisonment from one to eight years, whereas the court may rule deprivation of the right under Article 37 (1), sub-paragraph 6.
(3) (New, SG No. 89/1986) For particularly grave cases under the preceding paragraph the punishment shall be imprisonment from three to ten years, and the court shall also rule deprivation of the right under Article 37 (1), sub-paragraph 6.
(4) (New, SG No. 62/1997) The punishment under paragraph (3) shall also be imposed on officials who have committed the crime with the participation of persons under Article 142, paragraph (2), subparagraphs 6 and 8.
(5) (New, SG No. 21/2000) Where the act under the preceding paragraphs is connected with exercising control over the production, processing, storage, trading inside the country, import, export, transit and reporting of drugs and precursors, the punishment shall be imprisonment for up to ten years under paragraph (1) and for three to fifteen years under paragraph (2).
Chapter 8 Crimes against Activities of State Bodies and Public Organisations and Persons Performing Public Functions
Section 2 Malfeasances
Article 283
(Amended, SG No. 26/1973, SG No. 28/1982)
An official who uses his official position to acquire unlawful benefit for himself or for another, shall be punished by imprisonment for up to three years.
Chapter 8 Crimes against Activities of State Bodies and Public Organisations and Persons Performing Public Functions
Section 3 Crimes against Justice
Article 287
(Amended, SG No. 26/2004, SG No. 75/2006)
An official who, in the course or on the occasion of discharging his service, acting alone or through another, takes unlawful coercive action in respect of an indicted individual, a witness or an expert witness, in order to extort confession, testimony, a conclusion or information therefrom, shall be punished by imprisonment from three to ten and by withdrawal of rights under Article 37, paragraph 1, sub-paragraphs 6 and 7.
Chapter 8 Crimes against Activities of State Bodies and Public Organisations and Persons Performing Public Functions
Section 4 Bribery
Article 304c
(New, SG No. 74/2015)
The punishment under the previous articles shall also be imposed when the gift or benefit was proposed, promised or given to another person with the consent of the official, the foreign official, or the person who claims that he/she can exert influence.
Chapter 8 Crimes Related to Documents
Article 308
(1) A person who draws up a false official document or alters the contents of an official document for the purpose of using it, shall be punished for forgery of a document by imprisonment for up to three years.
Chapter 8 Crimes Related to Documents
Article 311
(1) An official who within his official duties draws up an official document, in which he certifies untrue facts or makes untrue statements, for the purpose of this document to be used as proof of such facts or statements, shall be punished by imprisonment for up to five years, and the court may also rule deprivation of the right under Article 37 (1), sub-paragraph 6.
(2) In minor cases the punishment shall be imprisonment for up to one year or probation.
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.