Section 88: Public officer ordering use of force to prevent operation of law
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88. Public officer ordering use of force to prevent operation of law
Tout fonctionnaire public, agent Any public functionary, or any
ou préposé du Gouvernement de agent of or person employed by
quelque état ou grade qu’il soit, qui Government, who calls for or orders
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aura requis ou ordonné, fait requérir or causes to be called for or to be
ou ordonner l’action ou l’emploi de la ordered, the intervention or employforce publique contre l’exécution ment of the civil or military authorid’une loi, ou contre la perception ties against the execution of a law,
d’une contribution légale, ou contre or against the collection of a legal
l’exécution, soit d’une ordonnance tax, or against the execution,
ou mandat de justice, soit de tout whether of a legal warrant or judicial
autre ordre émanant de l’autorité order, or of any other order proceedlégitime, ing from lawful authority,
shall be punished by penal servitude for a term not exceeding 20 years.
[S. 88 reprinted by Reprint 2 of 1983; amended by s. 8 (b) of Act 36 of 2008 w.e.f.
6 December 2008.]
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- What is the penalty for a public officer who orders force to be used against the execution of a law or court order?