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.
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