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Crimes
2013, No. 10
143. Escape-(1) Anyone is liable to imprisonment for a term
not exceeding two (2) years who, being in lawful custody,
whether in a prison or another place escapes from it.
(2) In this section and section 144 “lawful custody” means
the detention of a person by due process of law, whether the
person be under arrest, police or gaol escort, serving a term of
imprisonment or otherwise; custody under an irregular warrant or
other irregular process shall be deemed to be lawful.
144. Rescue - A person is liable to imprisonment for a term
not exceeding two (2) years who rescues any person from lawful
custody, whether in a prison or another place, or who assists any
person to escape from such custody, or who aids, harbours,
conceals, or shelters any person who has escaped from such
custody, knowing that person to have so escaped.
145. Threatening words or behaviour to member of
parliament or officer - A person is liable to imprisonment for a
term not exceeding six (6) months or to a fine not exceeding 500
penalty units who uses any threatening, abusive or insulting
words or behaviour towards or in respect of any member of
parliament or any officer or employee of the Government, while
he or she is performing any official duty or exercising any
official power.
PART XII
ORGANISED CRIME, CORRUPTION
AND TRANSNATIONAL OFFENDING
146. Participation in organised criminal group-(1) A
person commits an offence and is liable to imprisonment for a
term not exceeding 10 years who participates in an organised
criminal group:
(a) knowing that three (3) or more people share any one
(1) or more of the objectives (the particular
objective or particular objectives) described in
subsection (2)(a) - (d) (whether or not the person
himself or herself shares the particular objective
or particular objectives); and