SECTION 241-1 — (new) contempt of Tribe or ethnie group

(1) Whoever, by any means, makes hate speech against people or incites them to violence due to their tribal or ethnie origin shall be punished with imprisonment of from 1 (one) to 2 (two) years and with fine of 300 000 (three hundred thousand) francs to 3 000 000 (three million) francs. (2) Where the benefit of mitigating circumstances is given, the punishment provided for in Subsection 1 above shall not be less than 3 (three) months imprisonment and the fine shall not be less th an 200 000 (two hundred thousand) francs. Execution shall not be suspended except in case of diminished responsibility of infancy. (3) Where the author of the hate speech is a Public Servant as per the provisions of Section 131 of this Code, a leader of a political party, of the media, of a Non-Governmental Organisation or a religious institution, the punishment provided for in subsection 1 above shall be doubled an · roi!ig.ating__ PRESIDENCE DE lA REPUBLIQUt [ CircumstanceS Shall not be given. PRESIDENCY OF THE REPU BUC ~ SECRETARIAT GENERA • # SERVICE DU FICHIER lEGIS EGLEMENTAIR : ÜGISLA1'1Yf ANOS AFFAIRS CARO INDEX SE E. . CERTIFIEE CONFORME CERTIFIEO TRUE COPY ~