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11. CONTEMPT
AND SEDITIOUS LIBEL
Article 331 of the Penal Code stipulates imprisonment of six
months to two years or a fine for contempt of a public official.
In domestic usage, this would include any word or deed that causes
humiliation, discredit or irreverence toward an official. It can
come about through lack of respect, slanderous or libelous words,
acts of violence, physical aggression, obscene gestures, shouting,
etc.
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