Type of crime | Sentence applied: old Penal Code | Sentence applied: new Penal Code | Aggravated sentence: old Penal Code | Aggravated sentence: new Penal Code |
Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment a/ | No article exists | 1 to 5 years' imprisonment | No article exists | 3 to 12 years' imprisonment |
Failure to report a/ | No article exists | 6 months' to 3 years' imprisonment | - | - |
Ordinary homicide | 8 to 16 years' imprisonment | 8 to 16 years' imprisonment | - | - |
Aggravated homicide b/ | 12 to 20 years' imprisonment | 12 to 25 years' imprisonment | - | - |
Homicide through negligence | up to 2 years' imprisonment | up to 3 years' imprisonment | up to 3 years' imprisonment | up to 5 years' imprisonment |
Exposure to or desertion in the face of danger | 6 months' to 5 years' imprisonment | 1 to 5 years' imprisonment | 1 to 5 years' imprisonment | 2 to 8 years' imprisonment (offence of serious assault) c/
3 to 10 years' imprisonment (in case of death) |
Ordinary offence against the person c/ | up to 2 years' imprisonment | up to 3 years' imprisonment | - | - |
Serious offence against the person c/ | 1 to 5 years' imprisonment | 1 to 10 years' imprisonment | - | - |
Offence against the person entailing possible danger c/ | 6 months' to 3 years' imprisonment | article deleted | - | - |
Offence against the person aggravated by the consequences | 6 months' to 3 years' imprisonment (ordinary offence against the person)
2 to 8 years' imprisonment (serious offence against the person) | 1 to 5 years' imprisonment (physical assault)
3 to 12 years' imprisonment (simple assault) | - | - |
Ill-treatment of children or spouse | 6 months' to 3 years' imprisonment | 1 to 5 years' imprisonment | 6 months' to 4 years' imprisonment (in the case of a serious offence against the person c/); 3 to 9 years' imprisonment (in case of death) | 2 to 8 years' imprisonment (in the case of a serious offence against the person c/); 3 to 10 years' imprisonment (in case of death) |
Prohibited use of firearms d/ | up to 6 months' imprisonment | article deleted | up to 2 years' imprisonment | article deleted |
Threats | up to 1 year's imprisonment | up to 1 year's imprisonment | up to 2 years' imprisonment | up to 2 years' imprisonment |
Coercion | up to 2 years' imprisonment | up to 3 years' imprisonment | - | - |
Serious coercion (by an official with misuse of powers) | 6 months' to 3 years' imprisonment | 1 to 5 years' imprisonment | - | - |
Illegal detention | up to 2 years' imprisonment | up to 3 years' imprisonment | 2 to 10 years' imprisonment | 2 to 10 years' imprisonment e/ or 3 to 15 years' imprisonment (in case of death) |
Slavery | 8 to 15 years' imprisonment | 5 to 15 years' imprisonment | - | - |
Abduction | 4 to 8 years' imprisonment | 2 to 8 years' imprisonment | 4 to 10 years' imprisonment or up to 15 years' imprisonment (in case of death) | 3 to 15 years' imprisonment or 8 to 16 years' imprisonment (in case of death) |
Kidnapping of a minor | 6 to 10 years' imprisonment | article deleted | 8 to 15 years' imprisonment | article deleted |