Article 77 Any person who commits premeditatedly a deed that leads to affecting the country's independence, unity and the integrity of its territories shall be punished with a sentence of death. Article 77 A Any Egyptian who joins in ally form the armed forces of a country in a state of war with Egypt shall be punished with a sentence of death. Article 77 B Whoever seeks or communicates with a foreign country, or with one of those working in its interest, to carry out hostile deeds against Egypt shall be punished with a sentence of death. Article 77 C Whoever seeks or communicates with a hostile foreign country or one of those working in its interest, to assist it in its warlike operations or cause harm to the military operations of the Egyptian state, shall be punished with a sentence of death. Article 77 D The following shall be sentenced to imprisonment if the crime is committed in peace time, and to temporary hard labor if committed in war time: 1. Whoever seeks or communicates with a foreign country or with one who works in its interest, in a manner bound to prejudice Egypt's warlike, political, diplomatic, or economic situation. 2. Whoever damages premeditatedly, hides, embezzles, or forges papers or documents while knowing they are connected with the state's security or any other national interest. If the crime is committed with the aim of harming the country's military, political, diplomatic, or economic situation, or prejudicing a national interest thereof, temporary hard labor shall be the punishment in time of peace, and permanent hard labor in time of war. Article 17 of this law shall not in any case be applied to any of these crimes if it is committed by a public official, or a person conferred with a representative quality or charged with a public service.