Section 86: Violence by public officer
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86. Violence by public officer
Lorsqu’un fonctionnaire ou officier Any functionary, or public officer,
public, un agent ou un pré- or any agent of, or other person
posé du Gouvernement ou de appointed by the Governla police, un exécuteur des man- ment or the police, or any other
dats de justice ou jugements, person entrusted with the execution
un commandant en chef ou en sous of judicial orders or judgments,
ordre de la force publique, aura, sans or any civil or military authority, actmotif légitime, usé ou fait user de ing in the discharge of his functions,
violences envers les personnes, dans or for the purpose of discharging
l’exercice ou à l’occasion de such functions, who, without lawful
l’exercice de ses fonctions, il pourra reason, uses or causes to be used
être puni, selon la nature et la gravi- any violence towards any person,
té de ces violences, même du double shall, according to the nature and
de la peine qui aurait été encourue extent of the violence used, be liable
par tout autre coupable du même to double the punishment which
crime ou délit. would have been incurred by any
other person guilty of the like crime
or misdemeanour.
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Questions this section answers
- Can a public officer who uses unlawful violence in the course of duty be punished more severely than an ordinary offender?