Whoever assaults or resists one of the officials responsible for the implementation of this Law by Decree shall be punished by imprisonment for a period of no less than five years and a fine of no less than one hundred thousand dirhams, while performing his job or because of it. If, along with the assault or resistance, a beating or wound occurs, the penalty shall be imprisonment for a period of no less than seven years and a fine of no less than two hundred thousand dirhams. The penalty shall be life imprisonment or imprisonment for a term of no less than ten years and a fine of no less than one hundred thousand dirhams and not more than two hundred thousand dirhams if the beating or wound results in a permanent and irreversible disability, or if the Offender at the time of the commission of the crime carried a weapon or was a man of power charged with maintaining security. If the beating or wounding leads to death, the penalty shall be death.
Interpretation and application must be checked against the official text and current version.
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