PENAL CODE of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste 2. If any of the acts described above result in deprivation of liberty of any person or cause a situation of unlawful arrest or detention, the penalty is 3 to 10 years imprisonment. Article 288. Malfeasance by an attorney or public defender 1. Any attorney or public defender who intentionally compromises a case entrusted to him or her is punishable with 1 to 4 years imprisonment. 2. Any attorney or public defender who, in said case, serves as a defender or counsel to parties in a dispute, with intent to act for the benefit or detriment of any of the same, is punishable with 2 to 6 years imprisonment. Article 289. Crime simulation 1. Any person who, without accusing a particular person of a crime, either informs competent authorities or raises suspicion that a crime has been committed, while knowing that it has not, is punishable with up to 2 years imprisonment or a fine. 2. If the act refers to an infringement or unlawful act of an administrative or disciplinary nature, the perpetrator is punishable with up to 1 year imprisonment or a fine. 3. If any of the acts described in the previous subarticles is committed by an official charged with initiating the respective proceeding, the minimum and maximum limits of the applicable penalty shall be increased by one third. Article 290. Assisting a criminal 1. Any person who, wholly or partially hinders, frustrates or misleads investigative or preventative action by competent authorities with knowledge or intent to avert enforcement of a penalty or security measure upon a person who has committed a crime, is punishable with up to 3 years imprisonment or a fine. 2. The attempt is punishable. 3. If said assistance is provided by an official involved or with power of involvement in the case or responsible for executing said penalty or security measure, or to order execution thereof, the same is punishable with 2 to 5 years imprisonment. 4. The commission of the crimes described in subarticle 1 shall not be punishable whenever: a) In committing the act, the perpetrator seeks simultaneously to avoid enforcement of a penalty or security measure on him or herself; b) The perpetrator is a spouse, descendent, parent, has adopted or been adopted by, relative or similar to up to the second degree of the person for whom the act was committed or with whom the perpetrator lives in a situation analogous to that of spouse. Article 291. Violation of judicial confidentiality 1. Any person who, in violation of a legal order and without just cause, discloses contents of a criminal proceeding protected by confidentiality or where a decision has been issued to forbid disclosure, is punishable with 1 to 4 years imprisonment. 2. If the violation is committed through any media service, the penalty is 2 to 6 years imprisonment. 74