Any custodian who by negligence permits:
- destruction, defacement or abstraction of any property described by
Section 187 of this Code, shall be punished with imprisonment for
from 1 (one) month to 1 (one) year and with fine of from CFAF
10 000 (ten thousand) to CFAF 50 000 (fifty thousand) ;
- abstraction, removal or destruction within the meaning of Section
188, shall be punished with imprisonment for from 3 (three) months
to 1 (one) year and with fine of from CFAF 10 000 (ten thousand) to
CFAF 50 000 (fifty thousand) ;
- breach of seals as described by Section 191, shall be punished with
imprisonment for from 6 (six) days to 6 (six) months;
- escape or rescue within the meaning of Section 193, shall be
punished with imprisonment for from 2 (two) months to 2 (two) years.
D - OFFENCES AGAINST PRIVATE INTERESTS
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