PENAL CODE of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste committed by 3 or more persons, or uses a weapon, resorts to violence or threat of violence or uses scaling, breaking into or employs a lockpicking device, the same is punishable with up to 3 years imprisonment or a fine. 3. If there are people inside the dwelling when the perpetrator commits the crime, the limit to the penalty provided for in previous subarticle shall apply, increased by one third. 4. The attempt is punishable. 5. Prosecution depends on the filing of a complaint. Article 186.Trespassing on sites restricted from public access 1. Any person who practices any of the acts described in subarticles 1 and 2 of the previous article in connection with any other place closed to or restricted from public access or not freely open to public access, is punishable with, respectively, the penalties referred to in those subarticles, with their maximum limits reduced by one half. 2. Prosecution depends on the filing of a complaint. Article 187. Tampering with correspondence or telecommunications 1. Any person who, without consent or apart from any procedurally admissible case, opens a parcel, letter or any other written document addressed to another person, or becomes privy to its contents, or prevents it from being received by its addressee, is punishable with up to 2 years imprisonment or a fine. 2. Any person who, under the same circumstances, tampers with or becomes privy to contents of a communication made by telephone, telegraph or by any other means of telecommunication, incurs the same penalty. 3. Any person who discloses the contents of a letter, parcel, closed written document, telephone call or any of the other communications referred to in the previous subarticles, is punishable with up to one year imprisonment or a fine, even if said person became privy to its contents in a lawful manner. 4. If any of the acts referred to in the previous subarticles is committed by an employee of a post office or telegraph, telephone or telecommunication service, the limits of the penalties shall be increased by one third. 5. Prosecution depends on the filing of a complaint. TITLE III CRIMES AGAINST DEMOCRATIC PRACTICE CHAPTER I CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE Article 188. Criminal association 1. Any person who promotes or establishes a group, organization or association the purpose or activity of which is the commission of crimes, is punishable with 2 to 8 years imprisonment. 2. Any group, organization or association shall be considered criminal if it consists of two or more persons who, for a period of time and in a concerted manner, seek to commit or incite the commission of crimes with intent to disturb public order or directly or indirectly obtain benefit or advantage. 53

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