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them into engaging in a specific act or to inflict punishment for an act which that individual has or is suspected of
having committed.
Discomfort or suffering arising only from or inherent in lawful sanctions shall not be considered torture.
Article 181.– A public servant commits the offence of torture if, in exercise of their official functions, they
themselves, or using a third party, inflict severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, on an individual in
order to obtain information or a confession from the tortured individual or a third party, to coerce them into
engaging in a specific act or to inflict punishment for an act which that individual has or is suspected of having
committed.
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Anyone committing the crime of torture shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of from 2 to 10 years,
fined from 20 to 300 days of the minimum wage, dismissed and disqualified from holding any public office,
position or commission for from 2 to 10 years, regardless of the sentence handed down for any other offence.
Repeat offenders shall be permanently disqualified.
Anyone who takes part on their own account or by order or with the authorization of a public servant in the
commission of the crime of torture shall be subject to the same penalty described in the preceding paragraph.
Where torture has been committed, responsibility may not in any circumstances be evaded by invoking section
VIII of article 13 of this Code.
Article 261.– A state or municipal public servant commits the offence of torture if, in exercise of their official
functions, they themselves or using a third party intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering on an individual, or
coerce them, whether physical or mentally, in order to:
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I.– Obtain information or a confession from that individual or a third party;
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II.– Incite them to act in a specific way, or
III.– Inflict punishment for an act which they have or are suspected of having committed.
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Pain or suffering arising only from, inherent in or incidental to lawful sanctions shall not be considered torture.
Article 213.– Any public servant intentionally ordering, consenting to or inflicting on an individual beating,
whipping, burns, mutilation or any other kind of physical or mental violence in order to obtain information or a
confession of guilt from the tortured individual or a third party, or any other conduct that harms the individual or
benefits the servant or a third party, shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of from 3 to 12 years, fined
from 200 to 500 days' wages, dismissed and disqualified from holding any public office, position or
commission, for from 2 to 14 years.
The same penalties provided for in this article shall apply to any public servant who, in exercise of their official
functions, incites, forces, or authorizes or makes use of a third party to inflict severe pain or suffering, whether
physical or mental; or fails to prevent such pain or suffering being inflicted on a person in their custody.
The same penalties shall be imposed on third parties who, for any purpose, explicitly or implicitly incited or
authorized by a public servant, inflict severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, on a detainee.
Article 2.– For purposes of this Act, a public servant commits the offence of torture if, through their own action
or inaction or that of a third party, they inflict on an individual:
I.– Severe pain and suffering, whether physical or mental, in order to obtain information or a confession from
the tortured individual or a third party, or to inflict punishment for an act which that individual has or is
suspected of having committed;
II.– Intimidation or coercion to engage or not engage in a specific act;
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III.– Neutralize their personality or diminish their physical or mental capacity, even if the methods used do not
cause physical pain or mental suffering;
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IV.– Other equally serious damage caused by any reason based on discrimination of any kind.
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A third party who for any purpose commits any of the acts mentioned above, explicitly or implicitly incited or
authorized by a public servant, incurs the same criminal liability.
Discomfort or suffering arising only from, inherent in or incidental to lawful sanctions, or arising from a legitimate
act of authority, shall not be considered torture.
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Article 13.– Anyone committing the crime of torture shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of from 4 to
14 years, fined from 50 to 500 days' minimum wage current in the area and disqualified from holding any public
office, position or commission for up to twice the length of the prison sentence, regardless of any penalty
imposed on account of other offences.
Article 2.– A person commits the offence of torture if they inflict severe pain or suffering, whether physical or
mental, on an individual in order to obtain information or a confession from the tortured individual or a third
party, or to inflict punishment for an act which that individual has or is suspected of having committed, or to
coerce them into engaging or not engaging in a specific act.
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