infringing upon the national security or other crimes being particularly serious ones; b) Causing serious consequences. 3. Committing the crime and causing very serious or particularly serious consequences, the offenders shall be sentenced to between five and twelve years of imprisonment. 4. The offenders shall also be banned from holding certain posts for one to five years. Article 295.- Handing down illegal judgements 1. Those judges or juries who hand down judgements which they clearly know to be illegal shall be sentenced to between one and five years of imprisonment. 2. Committing the crime and causing serious consequences the offenders shall be sentenced to between three and ten years of imprisonment. 3. Committing the crime and causing very serious or particularly serious consequences, the offenders shall be sentenced to between seven and fifteen years of imprisonment. 4. The offenders shall also be banned from holding certain posts for one to five years. Article 296.- Making illegal decisions 1. Those who have competence in investigating, prosecuting, adjudicating and/or judgement-executing activities and issue decisions which they clearly know are illegal, causing damage to the interests of the State, the legitimate rights and interests of organizations and/or citizens, shall be sentenced to non-custodial reform for up to three years or between six months and three years of imprisonment. 2. Committing the crime and causing serious consequences, the offenders shall be sentenced to between two years and seven years of imprisonment. 3. Committing the crime and causing very serious or particularly serious consequences, the offenders shall be sentenced to between five and ten years of imprisonment. 4. The offenders shall also be banned from holding certain posts for one to five years. Article 297.- Coercing judicial personnel to act against laws 1. Those who abuse positions and/or powers to coerce judicial personnel to act