SECTION 304 — False Report

(1) Whoever makes to any person in authority, whether public or private, a false report liable to lead to prosecution or to disciplinary measures shall be punished with imprisonment for from 6 (six) months to 5 (five) years and with fine of from CFAF 10 000 (ten thousand) to CFAF 1 000 000 (one million), unless he shows that he had good reason to believe the report to be true. (2) Imprisonment shall be for from 2 (two) to 5 (five) years when the false report is anonymous. (3) Where in consequence of the report a criminal prosecution is commenced in the trial court in respect of the facts reported, any prosecution for false report shall be stayed until final judgment (4) The Court may order publication of its judgment.