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Arabic term or phrase:
ما لم يكن الفعل جريمة أشد
English translation:
unless the act itself is a more severe crime
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ما لم يكن الفعل جريمة أشد
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يعاقب بناء على الفصل 366 من القانون الجنائي بالحبس من 6 أشهر إلى عامين وبغرامة من 120 إلى 1000 درهم أو بإحدى هاتين العقوبتين فقط من صنع عن علم شهادة وقائع غير صحيحة أو زور أو عدل بأية وسيلة كانت شهادة الأصل ما لم يكن الفعل جريمة أشد
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unless the act itself is a more severe crime
Not sure what exactly "الفعل" refers to, since the context gives 2 punishments for giving false testimony or falsifying or altering an original testimony, "unless the "act (الفعل)" itself is a more severe crime".
It seems to contradict itself, i.e. the text gives 2 punishments for an act, but then states "unless the act itself is a more severe crime"...?
Perhaps when the act (~perjury) is in relation to a more serious case, such as in the prosecution of a capital felony, it would carry a heavier punishment. Good luck!
It seems to contradict itself, i.e. the text gives 2 punishments for an act, but then states "unless the act itself is a more severe crime"...?
Perhaps when the act (~perjury) is in relation to a more serious case, such as in the prosecution of a capital felony, it would carry a heavier punishment. Good luck!
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