Act 9 Penal Code Act 2008 280. Possession or Control of Person in Southern Sudan after obtaining such Possession or Control Outside Southern Sudan. Whoever, is in possession or control of any person within Southern Sudan having obtained such possession or control outside Southern Sudan by acts which would have constituted an offence if done within Southern Sudan, commits an offence, and upon conviction, shall be sentenced in the same manner as if such acts had been done within Southern Sudan. 281. Transferring outside Southern Sudan the Possession of Person Obtained within Southern Sudan. Whoever, being in possession or control of any person within Southern Sudan, conveys such person outside Southern Sudan and thereby transfers or purports to transfer the possession or control of such person in any manner which would constitute an offence if such transfer or purported transfer took place within Southern Sudan, commits an offence, and upon conviction, shall be sentenced in the same manner as if such transfer or purported transfer had taken place within Southern Sudan. 282. Trafficking in Persons. Whoever procures, entices or leads away, even with his or her consent, any person for sale or immoral purposes to be carried outside Southern Sudan, commits an offence, and upon conviction, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years or with a fine or with both. Wrongful Restraint and Wrongful Confinement 283. Wrongful Restraint. Whoever, voluntarily obstructs any person so as to prevent that person from proceeding in any direction in which that person has a right to proceed, commits the offence of wrongful restraint, and upon conviction, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month or with a fine or with both. 143

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