LibyanPenalCode_PAD version
-15 »- SUPFLEMENT 79,2 - Continuedı le 3) 1) 2) 3) Interdiction specified in the two preceding articles shall be for the period of exeoution of the penalty and another period following it as decided by the judgment, the second period being not less than 1 month and not exoeeding 3 years in misdemeanours and not less than 1 year and not exoeeding 5 years in orimes. Any person sentenced to death is in a state of legal interdiotion. Any person sentenced to imprisonnent for life or for a period not less than 5 years is in a state of legal intemdiotion for that term. It is the duty of the oonvioted person to appoint a custodian to manage his property. If he does not appoint one the Court of Fırst Instance, to which the residence of the convicted person belongs, should do so in acoordance with a request submitted by the Parquet or the interested party. Tye court may order the appointed oustodian to furnish a guarantee. The appointed ous- todian shall be subjeet to the court in all matters relating to the custody. The oonvioted person is not allowed to dis- pose of his property exoept by permit from the said court. Any promised ob- ligation which has not taken the pro- oeedings into oonsideration shall be considered mull and the money involved
-16 - SUFFLEMERT E9,2 - Continued: Artiole 42: Artiole 45: Artiole 58 shall be repaid to the convicted person after termination of the penalty or upon his release, The oustodian shall submit to him an acoount of his custod- ianship. Penalties restrioting freedom are subjeot to the supervision of the judge and the Parquet. Convicted persons are entitled to remuneration for the work to which they are set during the oourse of the penalty, according to what has been deoided by present legislation. Suoh amount shall not be the subject of reduotion or mortgage., Misdemeanours are the offences punishable by the following penaltiesı- Detention, the maximum period of which exceeds one month, Fine, the maximım of which exceeds kL.10. Contraventions are the offenoes punishable by the following penaltiesı- Detention, the maximm period of whioh does not exoced one month. Fine, the maximum of which does not exceed 4L.10. For the penalty of death or imprisomment for life is substituted imprisonment for a period of not less than 10 years. The other penalties are reduced by an amoımt not exoeeding one
17 = SUPPLEMENT W0,2 - Continueds Artiole 60: Artiole 6lı Artiole 70: third if the offender did not know of the pre- existing or contemporaneous causes of the aot or if the supervening oauses were independent of his act or omission, provided that these oauses have major importance in the ocourrence of the event, An attempt to commit a crime is punished with the penalties hereinafter mentioned, unloss the law provides otherwise s- By imprisonment for life if the penalty for the crime is death. By imprisonment for not less than 8 years if the penalty for the orime is imprisonnment for life, In other cases the sentence is as laid down for the erime with a reduotion of 50% of the maxi- mm and minimum thereof. The penalty for an attempted misdemeanour is that laid down for the completed misdemeanour with a reduotion of 50% of the maximm or min- imm thereof, No one is liable to be punished who has done an aot, being oonstrained thereto by the need to excroise his own right of lawful defence. This right allows a person to commit any act neoessary for the prevention of the commission of orime whioh would oause injury to himself or to another, but this right shall no longer exist if it is possible to appeal to the members of publio authority at the opportune moment.
-13- SUPPLEMEFT WO,2 - Contimusd. Artiole 71 „kazra, 1, With due observation of the provisions of Aztiole 73: Artiole 81 the preceding artiole a publio official is not liable to bo punished if, in order to perform a duty appertaining to his offioe, he uses or orders the use of arms or other means of physical coercion when oonstrained by the neoessity to repel force or to ovem come resistance against authority. When in order to oommit any of the actse pro- vided for by the preoeding artioles, the limits presoribed by law, or by the order of the authority, or imposed by neoessity, are negligently exoeeded, the provisions concern- ing negligent offences apply if the act is made a negligent offence by law. If several acts are oommitted in pursuance of one oriminal intention then shall they be oonsidered as one offence if they oontra- vene the same provision of the law although they differ in gravity or were committed at different times but the penalty therefor shall be increased by one third. 4 juvenile who at the time of the oommission of the offence had oomploted 14 years but had not oompleted the age of 15 years and had the capacity of oonsoienco and volition is orimin- ally responsible but the penalty is redused by two thirds.
-19 - SUEFLEMENT W,2 - Contimued: Article 84: Artiole 87 ı Artiole 91: Anyone who at the time he oommits an act is by mental infirmity resulting from disease in such a state that his capacity of eonsoiense and volition is greatly redused, but not totally absent, is answerable for any offence he commits. But in his oase for the penalty of death the penalty of imprisonment for not less than 10 years shall be subetituted, and for imprison- ment for life shall be substituted imprisonment for not less than 5 years. Other penalties shall be reduoed by two thirds. No one is criminally responsible who at the time of commission of the offence did not have the oapacity of conscience and volition by reason of complete drunkenness resulting fron ohance or force majeure, or by consumption of any other substanoe without having knowledge of its nature. When the offence is committed under the influ- enoe of narcotio drugs the provisions of Articles 87, 88 and 90 shall be applied. In the conditions of recidivism provided for by the preceding article the penalty is in- oreased to an extent not exoeeding one third. If reoidivisn reours the penalty mist be in- oreased to an extent not less than one fourth and not more than one half. In any event the period of imprisonment may not exoeed 20 years.
- 20 - SUPPLEMENT W, 2 - Contimueds Article 100: Artiole 108: Article 1104 Anyone is considered to be an accomplice whor- 1) Imeites to the commission of the act con- etituting the offence if the act is done as the result of the incitenent. 2) Supplies the offenders with arms or other instruments of eny kind used in the oon- mission of the offence with knowledge that they will be so used, or assists the of- fender or offenders in any other manner in aots preparatory to, or facilitating, or completing the oommission of the offence. 3) Agrees with others to commit the offence and such offemce was committed according to this agreenent. The prescriptive period is interrupted by con- wiotion, or by causation proceedings, or by investigation or trial. I+ is also interrupted by the oriminal order, or by the proceedings of oonfrontation of the accused, or if he is offioially notified of the interruption. When more oauses than one interrupt the period shall reoommenoe from the date of the last prooeedings. In articles of oontravention in which the law does not provide an obligatory penalty of detention or adjudication of penalties other than a fine or detention reoomsiliation is permissible.
- 21 - SUPFIEHERT W, 2 - Contimed: Artiole 12: In oases where reconeiliation is permissible it is the duty of the person who prepares the minute to submit such minute in the presence of the acoused, and it shall be confirmed in the minute that this has been done. The acoused who desires reoonciliation must pay into the oourt treasury, or any other public treasury, within 10 days from the date of submission of reoonciliation to him the sum of 50 piastres in cases punishable by law by penalties other than a fine, and the sum of 100 piastres in oases punishable either by detention or a fine by mcans of option. The oontraventior: shall be canoelled by the payment of the reconoiliation amount. When imposing a penalty of detention for a period not exceeding one year or a fine, the court may at the same time order that the penalty be suspendod for a period of 5 ycars. This period shall commence from the day on which the sentence becomes final. The oourt may apply the provisions of the prooeding paragreph to a juvenile whose age is less than 18 years and in the caso of those who have attained the age of 70 years when sentencing them to a penalty not exooeding 2 years. For the purpose of applying this prooedure when sentenoing to a penalty for which no period is appointed the basis to be adopted shall be the minisum penalty inflioted so long as the other oonditions demanded by the law are present.
=D SUPPLEIENT W.2 - Contimueds Article 114: Artiole 1524 „lien lı _ Artiole 176: The order for suspension is revoked if, during the period mentioned in Article 112, the following occur:- 1) If the offender oommits a orime or a misdemsanour for which the penalty of restrioting freedom for more than 1 month was imposed on him. 2) I£ a penalty restrieting freedom for more than one month was imposed on him for oommitting a orime or a misdemeanour before delivery of the suspension order. 1) At the time of sentence of imprisonment or detention for a period of more than l year. Whoever inoites the troops to disobey the laws, or to be false to the oath they have taken, or to fail in the duty of their military disoipline, or any other duty inherent in their position, or induses them to approve of acts oontrary to the laws, to their oaths, to their discipline, or to any other military duties, ahall be pun- ished by a penalty of imprisonment for a period not exceeding 5 years, provided that the act does not oonstitute a graver offence. If the offenoe was oommitted publioly then the penalty ehall be imprisonment for a period not exoeeding 7 yaars. Tme penalty shall be doubled when the offence is oommitted in time of war.
-23. SUFFLEMENT 19,2 - Contimued: Article 1975 ‘ Artiole 2061 parap. > & 4 Whoever makes, imports from abroad or obtains bombs or dynamite or other explosives with the intention of oommitting an act of the aforesaid acts ahall be punished by imprisonnent for a period not less than 5 years. Whoever intentionally destroys buildings, ammmition warehouses or other property of governmerit properties ahall be punished by imprisonment for life or imprisonment for a period not less than 5 years. Whoever takes part in any of the Associations referred to in the two preceding paragraphs shall be punished by a penalty of detention for a period not less than 6 months and by a fine which ahall not be less than LL.50 and not exoseding kL.200. Whoever, within the Kingdom of Libya, takes pert in or joins in any of the aforesaid Assoo- iations heving their headquarters outside the Kingdom of Libya shall be punished by a penalty of detention not exoeeding 2 years and by a fine not exoeeding kL.200. If several persons oonspire to oommit one of the intentional offenoes provided for by Chap- ters 1& 2 of this Mitle, punishable under this Code by death, imprisonment for life or impris- onment, each person taking part in the said oonspiraoy shall be punishable by a penalty
-4- SUPPLEMEFT 0.2 - Contimedı Axtiole 212: of imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 years if the offence is not committed, and a penalty of imprisonment for a period not ex- oeeding 10 years in the oase of the person who promoted the oonspiraoy. Nevertheless the penalty shall not exceed half the penalty presoribed for the offenoe which is the objeot of the oonspiraoy. If an association of three persons or more is formed for the purpose of oommitting one of the offences mentioned under the preceding artioles, the person who promotes, founds or organises the association shall be punished by a penalty of imprisonment for a period not ex- oeeding 12 years and the leader thereof shall suffer the same penalty. One who only took part in the association shall be punishable by a penalty of imprison- ment for a period not exoeeding B years. The penalty shall be inoreased if the pur- pose of the association was to commit two or more of the said offences, Whoever harbours a person taking part in a prohibited armed band shall be punishable by a penalty of detention for a period not ex- oeeding two years unless he is an acocmplioe in the orime. Tne penalty shall be inoreased if the har- bouring and supplying with provisions is oontimmus., The penalty shall not be reduced if the offender is harboured or supplied with pro- visions by one of his kindred.