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E c u a d o r 11. CONTEMPT AND SEDITIOUS LIBEL The current Penal Code provides in Art. 230: ?Whoever offends
the president of the Republic or the person acting as chief executive
with threats, menaces or slander is subject to six months to two
years of prison and fines of 100 to 500 sucres.? In Art. 231 the code also states: ?Whoever resorts to threat,
slander, violence or similar actions against civil servants listed
in Art. 225 when the latter exercise their functions, or as result
of said exercise, shall be penalized with imprisonment from 15 days
to 3 months and a fine from 50 to 300 sucres. Those who commit offenses
included in the previous clause against another public official
lacking jurisdiction shall be punished with imprisonment from eight
days to one month.? In Art. 493, the code addresses the offense of libelous slander
directed at authorities. Those found guilty ?of directing at authorities
allegations that constitute libelous slander will be subject to
prison sentences of one to three years plus fines of 40 to 160 sucres.? Likewise, clause two of the code provides that ?if the allegations
directed at authorities are judged to be non-libelous slander but
grave, the penalty will be a prison sentence of six months to two
years plus fines of 40 to 120 sucres.?
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