If a person is sentenced to life or temporary imprisonment for a crime against the external or internal security of the State, he shall be put under probation for a period not exceeding (5) five years. When imposing, in a felony, a penalty restricting freedom for a period exceeding one year, the court may adjudge probation for a period not exceeding (5) five years and not exceeding the period of the penalty.
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