SECTION 108 — Wartime

(1) Any citizen or resident who in time of war and without permission from the proper authority a) carries on any correspondent or relations with the subjects or agents of the enemy; or b) concludes, directly or indirectly, any business transaction with a subject or agent of the enemy, or with any person residing in his territory. (2) Shall be punished with imprisonment for from 10 (ten) to 20 (twenty) years Whoever in time of war: a) joins in any undertaking to spread alarm and despondency in the defence forces or in the nation, with intent thereby to injure the defence of the nation; or b) commits any offence described by Sections 105, 106 or 107. (3) Shall be punished with imprisonment for from 10 (ten) to 20 (twenty) years. Whoever in time of war commits any act of any kind liable to injure the defence of the nation shall, if no higher penalty be provided, be punished with imprisonment for from 1 (one) to 5 (five) years, or with fine of from CFAF 50 000 (fifty thousand) to CFAF 5 000 000 (five million), or with both such imprisonment and fine. (4) For the purposes of subsections 2 and 3 of this Section, any state of emergency, mobilization or siege shall be treated as time of war.