CRIMINAL CODE [CAP. 9. 57 Sub-title II OF OUTRAGE AND VIOLENCE AGAINST P UBLIC OFFICERS 91. Whosoever by violence or threats compels a public officer to do or not to do any act appertaining to his office, shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term from one to five years and to a fine (multa) of not less than four thousand euro (4,000) and not more than ten thousand euro (10,000). Violence and threats against public officers. Amended by: V. 2014.2. 92. The general expression "public officer", includes not only the constituted authorities, civil and military, but also all such persons as are lawfully appointed to administer any part of the executive power of the Government, or to perform any other public service imposed by law, whether it be judicial, administrative or mixed. Definition of "public officer". 93. (1) Whosoever reviles or threatens a judge, or the Attorney General, or a magistrate or a juror, while in the exercise of his functions or because of his having exercised his functions, or with intent to intimidate or unlawfully influence him in the exercise of his functions, shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term from nine to eighteen months and to a fine (multa) of not less than five hundred euro (500) and not more than one thousand five hundred euro (1,500). Reviling or threatening judge, Attorney General, magistrate or juror. Amended by: VI.1871.6; XI.1900.16; L.N. 46 of 1965; LVIII. 1974.68; V. 2014.3. (2) If the object of the vilification is that of damaging or diminishing the reputation of the person against whom it is directed, the punishment shall be imprisonment for a term from twelve months to two years and to a fine (multa) of not less than seven hundred euro (700) and not more than two thousand and five hundred euro (2,500). Aggravating circumstance. (3) Where the threat is of a crime, the punishment shall be imprisonment for a term from eighteen months to three years and to a fine (multa) of not less than one thousand five hundred euro (1,500) and not more than four thousand euro (4,000), and if the threat be made by means of any writing, whether anonymous or signed in one’s own name or in a fictitious name, the punishment shall be increased by one degree, and in either case, the offender may be required to enter into a recognizance as provided in articles 3 8 3 , 3 8 4 a n d 3 8 5 , w i t h o r w i t h o u t s u r e t y, a c c o r d i n g t o circumstances. (4) Where the offences referred to in this article are committed against an officer of the Attorney General’s office, when acting under the direction of the Attorney General in anything in which the Attorney General is to act in his own individual judgement or in connection with his office, the offender shall be liable to the same punishment established in the preceding sub-articles.

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