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Article 30
The penalties stipulated in Articles 28 and 29 of this Law may be increased to imprisonment
for up to twenty years and a fine of up to twice the amounts, if the following conditions are
met:
a. The offense was committed by an organized criminal or terrorist organization.
b. The perpetrator of the offense exploited the authority or influence of his
position.
c. The offense was committed through public benefit clubs and associations and
charitable organizations.
d. The perpetrator repeated the commission of the offense.
Article 31
The Court can exempt the perpetrator of the offense of the penalties stipulated in Articles 28
and 29 if he/she provides the Police, Public Prosecution or competent court with information
they would not have otherwise obtained so as to assist them in:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
preventing the commission of money laundering or terrorism financing offenses;
Helping authorities to arrest and prosecute other perpetrators of the offense;
obtaining evidence;
preventing or limiting the effects of the offense;
depriving organized criminal or terrorist organizations of funds over which the
defendant has no right or control.
Article 32
Without prejudice to the penal liability of a natural person, any legal person that commits a
money laundering or terrorism financing offense shall be punished by a fine of no less than
50,000 Dinars and no more than 1 million Dinars, or the equivalent of the full value of the
funds that were the objects of the offense, whichever is greater.
A legal person may also be punished by permanently or temporarily, for no less than five
years, prohibiting it from continuing to engage in certain commercial activities directly or
indirectly, or by permanently or temporarily closing its offices that were used to commit the
offense, or by liquidating its business, or by assigning a receiver to manage its funds. The
final Court verdict shall be published in the official gazette.
Article 33
A financial institution or designated non-financial business and profession or any of its board
members or executive or supervisory management members that deliberately or through
gross negligence violates or fails to comply with the provisions of Articles 5, 9, 10, or 11 of