Section 60: Inciting citizen to rise up in arms

60. Inciting citizen to rise up in arms L’attentat ou le complot dont le Every attempt or plot the object but sera d’exciter les citoyens ou of which is to excite the citizens or autres habitants de Maurice à other inhabitants of Mauritius to arm s’armer contre l’Etat, themselves against the State, shall be punished by— (a) penal servitude for life or, where the Court is satisfied that compelling reasons exist which justify the imposition of a lesser sentence and has specified the reasons on the record of the proceedings, for a term not exceeding 60 years; and (b) forfeiture of property. [S. 60 amended by Act 42 of 1993; Act 31 of 1995; s. 3 (e) of Act 36 of 2008 w.e.f. 6 December 2008.]