Volume 73, Issue 95
Royal Gazette
15 November 2499
Section51.In increasing a punishment, it shall not be increased up to death, life imprisonment, or imprisonment of more than twenty years.
Section52.In decreasing a punishment of death, whether by decreasing the scale of punishment or by decreasing the punishment to be imposed, the decrease shall be made as follows:
(1)if it is to be decreased by one third, it shall be decreased to life imprisonment or imprisonment from sixteen years to twenty years;
(2)if it is to be decreased by one half, it shall be decreased to life imprisonment or imprisonment from twelve years to twenty years.
Section53.In decreasing a punishment of life imprisonment, whether by decreasing the scale of punishment or by decreasing the punishment to be imposed, the decrease shall be made as follows:
(1)if it is to be decreased by one third, it shall be decreased to imprisonment from fourteen years to sixteen years;
(2)if it is to be decreased by one half, it shall be decreased to imprisonment from ten years to twelve years.
Section54.In making a calculation for increasing or decreasing a punishment to be imposed, the court shall first designate what punishment is to be imposed upon the accused and shall then
