Incarceration shall be imposed on anyone who deliberately damages public buildings or properties, or properties designated for governmental departments, or any of the authorities stated in Article (5) of this Law. The penalty shall be imprisonment for a period not exceeding (5) five years if the crime leads to disruption of a public utility or public benefit services, or if it endangers the life, health or safety of the people. The penalty shall be life imprisonment if the crime occurs at a time of turmoil or commotion, or for the purpose of provoking panic or chaos among people. In all cases, the perpetrator shall pay the value of the thing damaged thereby.
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