Timor-Leste

Código Penal de Timor-Leste

BOOK II
SPECIAL PART

TITLE I
CRIMES AGAINST PEACE AND HUMANITY

CHAPTER III
CRIMES AGAINST PEACE AND FREEDOM

Article 131. Terrorist organizations

1. A terrorist group, organization or association is the grouping of two or more persons who, in order to pursue political, ideological, philosophical or denominational goals, act in a coordinated manner with a view to undermining national integrity or independence; hindering, altering or subverting the operation of national or international institutions, intimidating or compelling public authorities, international organizations or certain persons, groups of persons or the population in general, to act, abstain from acting or tolerating the practice of an act, by means of the commission of serious crimes :

a) Against life, physical integrity or freedom of individuals ;
b) Against the safety of transport and communications, including telegraphic, telephone, radio or television communications ;
c) Of maliciously causing collective danger, through arson, explosion, release of radioactive substances or toxic or asphyxiating gases, flooding or avalanches, demolition of buildings, contamination of foodstuffs and drinking water or dissemination of disease, plague or dangerous plants or animals ;
d) That use nuclear energy, firearms, explosive substances or devices, incendiary means of any kind, booby-trapped packages or letters ;
e) Acts that temporarily or permanently, partly or totally, destroy or prevent operation or deviate from normal usage, means of communication, public service facilities or international
installations or installations destined to provide and address vital needs of populations ;
f) Research and development of biological or chemical weapons.

2. Any person who promotes or establishes a terrorist group, organization or association, joins, participates in or supports the same shall be punishable with 12 to 25 years imprisonment.

3. Any person who leads or directs a terrorist group, organization or association shall be punishable with 15 to 30 years imprisonment.

4. Whenever a terrorist group, organization or association, or the persons referred to in subarticles 131.2 and 131.3 possess any of the means listed in subarticle 131.1(d) above, the minimum and maximum limits of the penalty shall be increased by one-third.

5. The minimum and maximum limits of the penalty for preparatory acts to the establishment of a terrorist group, organization or association shall be reduced by one half.

6. The referred penalties may be extraordinarily mitigated, or punishment may not take place, if the perpetrator voluntarily abandons said activities, prevents or strives to prevent the dangers associated to it or the continuation of terrorist groups, organizations or associations, or informs the authorities about their existence so that the latter may prevent the commission of crimes.

Article 132. Terrorism

1. Any person who commits any of the crimes provided for in subarticles 131.1(a) to (c) and (e), or any other crime by employing the means referred to in subarticles 131.1(d) or (f) with the intent referred therein, shall be punishable with 12 to 25 years imprisonment, or the penalty corresponding to the crime committed, with maximum and minimum limits thereof increased by one third, if said penalty is equal or longer.

2. The penalty may be extraordinarily mitigated, or punishment may not take place if the perpetrator voluntarily abandons said activities, removes or reduces considerably the dangers associated to it, prevents the outcome that the law aims to prevent, or actually assists in the gathering of decisive evidence for the identification and arrest of other elements responsible for the act.

Article 133. Funding of terrorism

Any person who, by whatever means, directly or indirectly and with intent, supplies, collects or holds funds or assets of any type, as well as products or rights that may be converted into funds and attempts to do so, with a view to be used or knowing that they may be used, totally or partially, in the planning, preparation or commission of the acts referred to in subarticle 131.1, or commits such acts with the intent referred to in subarticle 132.1, shall be punishable with 12 to 25 years imprisonment.

Keywords

Terrorism



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