Crimes and Penalties Law — Article 161 — Article (161)
Book Two: Crimes and their Penalties · Chapter One: Crimes Against the External Security of the State: Article (154)
Life imprisonment shall be imposed on any public servant, entrusted with guarding a war prisoner or any of the enemy's detained citizens or agents, who deliberately facilitates their escape from detention.
The penalty shall be imprisonment for a period not less than (3) three years and not exceeding (5) five years if the act occurs as a result of negligence in guarding.
Interpretation and application must be checked against the official text and current version.
