Act 9
Penal Code Act
2008
(b) makes any abusive, indecent or obscene statement
about or concerning the President or an acting
President, whether in respect of the President
personally or the President’s office,
commits an offence, and upon conviction, shall be
sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one
year or with a fine or with both.
CHAPTER VI
OFFENCES RELATING TO THE DEFENCE FORCES AND
OTHER ORGANIZED FORCES
77. Prohibition of Wearing Uniform or using token Resembling
what is used by the Defence Forces and Other Organized
Forces or Manufacture or Trade therewith.
(1) In this section—
“authorised person” means—
(a) a member of the SPLA, Joint Integrated Units, and any
other organized forces in Southern Sudan.
(b) a member of a military force of a foreign State who is—
(i) on attachment to any force referred to in
paragraph (a) under an arrangement made
between the Government and the government of
that foreign State; or
(ii) present in Southern Sudan, with the approval of
the Government, in the course of his or her
official duties.
(2) Whoever, subject to subsection (5), below, not being a
member of the SPLA or other organized forces, wears any
uniform used by such forces or wears any dress or uses any
token resembling any uniform or token use by such forces
with the intention that it may be believed that he or she is
such a member, commits an offence, and upon conviction,
shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a term not
exceeding six months or with a fine or with both.
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