Any person who, publicly, tore or abased the flag or the national emblem or the flag of the Arab League shall be punished with imprisonment from six months to three years. Article (198) With regard to this section, the publication of any material which constitutes a defamation or an insult is considered illegal unless: 1. The subject of the defamation or insult is true and its publication serves public interest. 2. If the subject of defamation or insult is exempted from punishment for one of the following reasons: a. If the subject of defamation or insult was published by the government or the parliament or in any official document or minutes , or; b. If the subject of defamation or insult attributed to the conduct of a person under the authority of the military or police order was published and the publication was done by a person who has authority over him/her in matters related to his/her conduct, or; c. If the subject of defamation or insult was published during judicial proceedings by a person who participated in such proceedings in the capacity of a judge or a lawyer, or a witness or a party , or; d. If the subject of defamation or insult is in fact the true reflection of what has been said or done or broadcasted in parliament, or; e. If the subject of defamation or insult is in fact a true reflection of what has been said or done or exhibited during judicial proceedings taking place before any court provided that the court did not ban its publication, or the trial during which such procedures took place was in camera, or; f. If the subject of defamation or insult was a true copy or summary of a material that was previously published and the publication of such subject is exempted from liability according to this article. 3. If the publication of such materials is exempted from legal liability it dose not matter if the published material was false or true or if it was published with good or bad intentions. The provisions of this article shall not exempt any person from punishment stipulated in any other section of this law or any other law. Article (199) The publication of the subject which constitutes the defamation and insult is exempted from legal liability, provided that it was done with good intentions, if the relation between the publisher and the person who has the interest in publishing could made the publisher feels that he / she is under a legal obligation to publish the material or if the publisher has a personal lawful interest in publishing the related material provided that the publication dose not exceed the regular limits required by the occasion. (4) Tearing Official Announcements Article (200)