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LBY-2014-L-98869
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Law No. 5 of 2014 amending Article 195 of the Penal Code.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Libya
Subjects (Classification)
Criminal and penal law
Adopted on (Date of text)
2014-02-05
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Article 1: Article 195 of the Penal Code shall be amended as follows:
"Without prejudice to any harsher penalty, whoever commits an act that prejudices the 17 February Revolution shall be punished by imprisonment.
The same penalty shall be imposed on any person who publicly insults the legislative, executive, or judicial branches or any member thereof during or due to the performance of duties, or who insults the state emblem or flag."
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
2014-02-05
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Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1953 (LBY-1953-L-97659)
Penal Code.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation online in English
Author
Libyan Security Sector Legislation
Publisher
The Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF)
URL
http://www.security-legislation.ly/
File
620-Law No. (5) of 2014_EN.pdf (PDF in English)