1. Whoever inflicted any form of violence and force, not allowable by law, in order to obtain a confession for committing a crime or information regarding such a crime, he/she shall be punished by imprisonment from three months to three years. 2. If the acts of violence and force resulted in a sickness or an injury, penalty shall be from six months to three years unless such acts are punishable by a harsher penalty. (3) Fabrication of Crimes and False Accusation Article (209) Whoever informs the judicial authority, or any other competent authority which has an obligation to notify the judicial authority, of a crime he / she knows was never committed, or; whoever was the cause of the initiation of a primary or a judicial investigation through the fabrication of physical evidences, he / she shall be punished by imprisonment for a period not to exceed six months and a fine not to exceed ten dinars (JD10) or with both penalties. Article (210) 1. whoever submitted a written complaint or information to the judicial authority, or any other authority, which has an obligation to notify the judicial authority, accusing a person of committing a misdemeanor or an infraction while he / she knows that the accused is innocent, or; if he / she fabricated physical evidences against such a person, he / she shall be punished by imprisonment from one week to three years according to the importance seriousness of such falsification. 2. If the falsely accused act constitutes a felony, the accuser shall be punished with temporary imprisonment with hard labor. Article (211) If the accuser retracted hi / her false accusation before any action is taken, he / she shall be punished with one sixth of the penalty prescribed in the two previous articles. If his / her retraction took place after the start of legal actions, two thirds of the penalty prescribed in the two previous articles shall be reduced. (4) False Identity Article (212) Any person asked by a judge or a police officer or any judicial public official about his identity and gave a false name or a false capacity which he / she dose not possess; or gave a false affidavit about his / her identity or place of residence or domicile or the identity or domicile or place of residence of another person, he / she shall be punished by imprisonment for a period not to exceed on month and a fine from one to ten dinars (JD1-10). Article (213) Any person who falsely uses the name of another person during a judicial investigation or judicial trial, he / she shall be punished by imprisonment from one month to one year. (5) False Testimony

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