per the rules of the law, shall be punished by a fine from ten to fifty dinars (JD1050)or by imprisonment from one week to three months. 2. If such negligence caused harm to state’s interest, the public official shall be punished with imprisonment from on month to on year and shall compensate the value of the harm caused. Article (184) Any officer or member of the police, who refrains from responding to a legal request made by the judicial or administrative authority, shall be punished by imprisonment from one week to one year and a fine from five to fifty dinars (JD5-50) or with both penalties. Chapter Two Of Crimes against Public Authority (1) Resisting Public Officials Article (185) 1. Whoever attacks or violently resists a public official while executing the applicable laws or regulations or while collecting the fees and taxes stated in the law or while executing a judicial decision or order or any other order issued by a competent authority, shall be punished by imprisonment for a period no less than six months, if armed, and for three months to one year if unarmed. 2. The penalty shall be doubled if the perpetrators were three or more individuals. Article (186) Any positive or negative resistance which halts a lawful act carried out by one of the persons described in the previous article shall be punished by imprisonment from one month to six months or by fine from ten to fifty dinars (JD10-50). (2) Acts of Violence Article (187) 1. Any person who hits or assaults a public official because of an external effect or treated him/her violently or harshly or threatened him/her or draws a weapon in his/her face while performing the duties of his/her post or because of actions taken while performing his/her duties, shall be punished from six months to two years. 2. If the act was directed against a judge, the penalty shall be from one to three years. 3. The penalties stipulated in the previous paragraphs, shall be increased by one third to one half if the acts of violence were premeditated or were committed by more than one person or resulted in an injury or sickness. (3) Of Defamation, Insult and Abasement Article (188) 1. Defamation is the imputation of a certain matter to a person – even if it was done with doubt – which might negatively affects his/her honor, dignity and exposes him / her to the hate and scorning of society regardless if such matter is punishable by law or not.