1. Whoever assaults one of the officers responsible for implementing this Decree-Law during or because of the performance of duties thereof or resists the officer by force or by threatening to use force shall be punished by temporary imprisonment for a period of no less than (5) five years. 2. If one of the acts stipulated in Clause (1) of this Article is committed by more than one person or by a person overtly carrying a weapon, the penalty shall be temporary imprisonment for a period of no less than (10) ten years.
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