against laws in investigating, prosecuting, adjudicating and/or judgement-executing activities, thus causing serious consequences, shall be sentenced to between six months and three years of imprisonment. 2. Committing the offense in one of the following circumstances, the offenders shall be sentenced to between two years and seven years of imprisonment: a) Using force, threatening to use force or using other dangerous and treacherous tricks; b) Causing very serious or particularly serious consequences. 3. The offenders shall also be banned from holding certain posts for one to five years. Article 298.- Applying corporal punishment 1. Those who apply corporal punishment in investigating, prosecuting, adjudicating and/or judgement-executing activities shall be sentenced to 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 years and twelve years of imprisonment. 4. The offenders shall also be banned from holding certain posts for one to five years. Article 299.- Forcing evidence or testimony 1. Those who, while conducting investigation, prosecution or trial, employ illegal tricks in order to force persons being questioned to give false evidence, causing serious consequences, shall be sentenced to between six months and three years of imprisonment. 2. Committing the crime and causing very serious consequences, the offenders shall be sentenced to between two years and seven years of imprisonment. 3. Committing the crime and causing particularly serious consequences, the offenders shall be sentenced to between five years and ten years of imprisonment. 4. The offenders shall also be banned from holding certain posts for one to five years.