PENAL CODE of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste The penalty of imprisonment then should only be applied when the others have shown themselves to be inadequate to fulfil the objectives of preventing and reproving crime. Minimum and maximum duration of the penalties of imprisonment have been established from between 30 days and 25 years, with the possibility of extending the maximum limit to 30 years in cases specifically provided for in law. Corollary to social reintegration of offenders is the provision of suspending execution of a prison sentence, applicable in cases where the concrete measure of the punishment does not exceed 3 years and no outstanding need for prevention of future crimes disallows it. Suspension of execution of a prison sentence may be conditioned to performance of certain duties or rules of conduct or subject to monitoring by reintegration services. Security measures of limited duration have been adopted for those exempt from criminal liability by reason of mental disorder, particularly internment measures, whenever danger to self and others warrants. Life sentences are not permitted, and security measures must be terminated whenever the danger to self and others that legitimated them ends, allowing, in the case of foreigners, that said orders may be substituted by deportation from the country. The Penal Code, in its defense of values and legal interests essential to life in society, has distinguished crimes of a public nature, which must be warded by the State, from those less serious crimes, which depend upon the exercise of the right to file complaint by the bearer of the right, pursuant to provisions already adopted in criminal procedural legislation. Whenever the exercise of the right to file complaint is provided in the description of the legal definition of the crime in the Special Part of the Penal Code, the same are considered as semi-public crimes. With regards to extinguishment of criminal liability and the effects thereof, the General Part of the Code sets statutes of limitations for criminal prosecution, penalties, security measures and accessory penalties, as well as defines situations where suspension may be warranted. Nevertheless, the decision was made to have no statute of limitation for criminal prosecution and related penalties when dealing with war crimes, crimes against peace or crimes against humanity and freedom. Lastly, the Code provides for other cases leading to extinguishment of liability, such as death of the perpetrator, amnesty or pardon. III - It is acknowledged that the Special Part of Penal Codes is the part that causes the greatest impact on public opinion, insofar as it selects certain assets, interests and values that a given society and a certain time in history deem to warrant protection under criminal law, thus, raising the same to the category of criminal legal interests. In the specific case of the Penal Code of Timor-Leste, the legislature sought to base the articles adopted herein on options that the Constitution had already previously enshrined as being the collective will of Timorese society. The systematization adopted in this Part is an affirmation of the moment in history of the country and reflects the fundamental interests and values that have constructed this fledgling nation. It is therefore no surprise that the first title of this book respectively addresses protection of peace, humanity and freedom as cornerstone 5