Book Two : Specific Provisions

Title Seventeen: Felonies and Misdemeanours against the Administration of Justice

Art. 310

1. Any person who by using force, threats or false pretences, frees or assists in the escape of a person under arrest, a convicted prisoner or a person committed to an institution by official order is liable to a custodial sentence not exceeding three years or to a monetary penalty.

2. If the act is committed by a mob, any person who participates in the mob is liable to a custodial sentence not exceeding three years or to a monetary penalty.