1. One of the criminal investigation documents before it is read in a public
hearing, regardless if the crime concerned was a felony or a misdemeanor.
2. In camera (secret) trial hearings.
3. Trials of defamation cases.
4. Any trial the court banned its publication.
Article (226)
Any person who opens a public offering or advertises such offering in any means of
publication in order to compensate the fines, fees and damages ordered to be paid by a
criminal court, he / she shall be punished by imprisonment not to exceed three moths
or a fine not to exceed ten dinars (JD10) or by both penalties.
Chapter Two
Of what Obstructs the Execution of Judicial Decisions
(1) Crimes Affecting the Strength of Judicial Decisions
Article (227)
1. Any person who commits one of the following crimes shall be punished by
imprisonment from one month to one year or with a fine from ten to fifty dinars
(JD10-50):
a. Whoever lays his / her hand on a real state which he / she was legally
evicted from.
b. Whoever violated measures taken by the court in order to preserve
ownership and possession.
2. If the act was accompanied with violence then the imprisonment would be from
three months to two years.
(2) Escape of Prisoners
Article (228)
1. Whoever was legally detained for the commission of a crime and escaped, he / she
shall be punished by imprisonment for a period not to exceed three years if he /
she was detained for the commission of a felony and for a period not to exceed
one year and a fine not to exceed fifty dinars (JD50) if he / she was detained for
the commission of a misdemeanor.
2. Whoever was sentenced to a temporary imprisonment for the commission of a
felony or a misdemeanor and escaped, his / her original penalty shall be increased
by no more than half unless the law provided otherwise.
Article (229)
1. Any person who enables or facilitates the escape of a person who is detained or
imprisoned in accordance with the law for the commission of a misdemeanor, he /
she shall be punished by imprisonment for no more than six months.
2. If the escapee is detained or imprisoned for the commission of a felony,
punishable by a felony punishment other than the death penalty or life
imprisonment with hard labor, the criminal shall be punished by imprisonment
from one to three years.
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