Addition of a Second Paragraph to Article 229 of the Penal Code Concerning Oral or Written Threats

Type

Decree-Law

Number

27

Date of the text

04/08/1932

Official Gazette

published in 1932

Status today

In force as of 27/08/2026

Articles

2

What it provides

This legislative decree adds a second paragraph to Article 229 of the Penal Code punishing oral or written threats to expose degrading matters in order to extract money or documents, with imprisonment and a fine.

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1932. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.