TORTURES
Article 222-1 |
The fact of subjecting a person to torture or acts of barbarism is punished by fifteen years of criminal imprisonment. The first two paragraphs of article 132-23 relating to the safety period are applicable to the offense provided for by this article. |
Article 222-2 |
The offense defined in article 222-1 is punishable by life imprisonment when it precedes, accompanies or follows a crime other than murder or rape. The first two paragraphs of article 132-23 relating to the safety period are applicable to the offense provided for by this article. |
Article 222-3 |
(Law n ° 96-647 of July 22, 1996 art. 13 Official Journal of July 23, 1996) (Law n ° 99-505 of June 18, 1999 art. 14 Official Journal of June 19, 1999) The offense defined in article 222-1 is punished by twenty years of criminal imprisonment when it is committed: |
Article 222-4 |
The offense defined in article 222-1 is punishable by thirty years of criminal imprisonment when it is committed in the usual way on a minor of fifteen years or on a person whose particular vulnerability, due to his age, to an illness. , to an infirmity, a physical or psychic deficiency or a state of pregnancy, is apparent or known to its author. The first two paragraphs of article 132-23 relating to the safety period are applicable to the offense provided for by this article. |
Article 222-5 |
The offense defined in article 222-1 is punishable by thirty years of criminal imprisonment when it has resulted in mutilation or permanent disability. The first two paragraphs of article 132-23 relating to the safety period are applicable to the offense provided for by this article. |
Article 222-6 |
The offense defined in article 222-1 is punishable by life imprisonment when it resulted in the death of the victim without intention of giving it. The first two paragraphs of article 132-23 relating to the safety period are applicable to the offense provided for by this article. |
Article 222-6-1 |
(inserted by Law n ° 2001-504 of June 12, 2001 art. 5 Official Journal of June 13, 2001) Legal persons may be declared criminally responsible under the conditions provided for in article 121-2 for the offenses defined in this paragraph. |