Article (82) Incitement to commit an infraction and the participation in it and does not elicit punishment. Article (83) Except for the instances stipulated in article 80/1 of this law, whoever knowingly hides the stolen or embezzled property of any other person or acquired such property through the commission of a felony or a misdemeanor, he / she shall be punished by imprisonment for a period not to exceed two years and a fine not to exceed fifty Dinars (JD50). Article (84) 1. Except for the instances stipulated in article 8/e & f, whoever hides a person while he/she knows that this person committed a felony or helped such person to escape from justice, he / she shall be punished with imprisonment for a period not to exceed two years. 2. The ancestors, decedents, spouses, bothers and sisters of the perpetrators shall be exempt from penalty. Section Two Exemption from Punishment Chapter One Ignorance of Law and Facts (circumstances) Article (85) Ignorance of the law shall not be an excuse for any person who commits a crime. Article (86) 1. Any perpetrator or inciter or accomplice who commits any of the acts which constitute an intentional crime while under a wrong understanding or one of the crime’s material elements, he / she shall be exempted from punishment. 2. If the wrong understanding is concerning one of the aggravating factors, the perpetrators shall not be responsible in relation to this factor. Article (87) The wrong understanding concerning an act which constitutes an unintentional crime shall be considered as a legal excuse which bans punishment provided that such misunderstanding is not the result of the perpetrator’s mistake. Chapter Two Force Majeure (1) Force Majeure and Mental Compulsion Article (88) Whoever is coerced to commit a crime under the force of threat and he / she was anticipating when committing the crime, within the limits of logic, death or any grave harm which might lead to disfiguration or permanent disabling of any of his/her limps

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