Act 9
Penal Code Act
2008
whether or not the publication or communication
results in a consequence referred to in subparagraphs
(i), (ii), (iii) or (iv); or
(b) with or without the intention or realisation referred to
in paragraph (a), publishes or communicates to any
other person a statement which is wholly or materially
false and which—
(i) he or she knows to be false; or
(ii) he or she does not have reasonable grounds for
believing it to be true;
shall, if the publication or communication of the
statement—
A. promotes public disorder or public violence
or endangers public safety; or
B. adversely affects the defence or economic
interests of Southern Sudan; or
C. undermines public confidence in a law
enforcement agency the police force the
Prison Service or the Defence Forces of
Southern Sudan; or
D. interferes with, disrupts or interrupts any
essential service,
commits an offence, and upon conviction, shall be sentenced to
imprisonment for a term not exceeding twenty years or with a
fine or with both.
76. Undermining Authority of or Insulting President.
Any person who publicly, unlawfully and intentionally—
(a) makes any statement about or concerning the
President or an acting President with the knowledge of
realising that there is a real risk or possibility that the
statement is false and that it may—
(i) engender feelings of hostility towards; or
(ii) cause hatred, contempt or ridicule of;
the President or an acting President, whether in
person or in respect of the President’s office; or
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