2. If the defamation was related to the duties of the public official and was proved to be truthful, the perpetrator shall be announced innocent, if found otherwise, he/she shall be sentenced with the penalty stipulated for defamation. 3. If the subject of the defamation is the commission of a crime and the defamed official was proven innocent from committing such a crime g despite this the but perpetrator knowingly accused him / her of committing the crime then defamation shall be consider as slander and the legal articles related to slander shall be imposed. Article (193) Insult is punishable by imprisonment from one to six months or by a fine from ten to fifty dinars (JD10-50) if it was directed to the persons mentioned in article (191). Article (194) If the person who directed the insult requested permission to prove the truthfulness of what he / she attributed the public official with, his/her request shall not be granted unless what he/she attributed the public official with relates to the duties of the official's post, the perpetrator shall be treated similar to the perpetrator of defamation by changing the term insult to a specific attribute. Article (195) 1. Whoever commits one of the following offences shall be punished by imprisonment from one to three years: a. Dared to insult His Majesty the King b. Sent a written or an oral massage or a picture or a comic drawing to His Majesty the king or posted such massage, picture or drawing in a way that would undermine the dignity of His Majesty. The same penalty shall apply if he/she incited another person to any such act. c. Broadcasted in any way what is stipulated in subparagraph (1/b) of this article and disseminated it among the people. d. Falsely accused His Majesty of an act or a say or circulated such accusations among the people. 2. Whoever commits one of the offences stated above against Her Majesty the Queen or the Crown Prince or one of the Crown Trustees , he / she shall be punished with the penalties stated in paragraph ( 1) of this article. Article (196) Abasement is punishable by: 1. Imprisonment from two weeks to six months or a fine from five to thirty dinars (JD5-30) or by both penalties if it was directed to a public official while carrying out the duties of his/her post or as a result actions taken by the official in the course of duty. 2. If the abased public official was one of the officials with executive powers, the penalty shall be from one month to one year. 3. If abasement was committed through words or threatening gestures against a judge while adjudicating a case, the penalty shall be from three months to two years. Article (197)

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