Law Placing into Effect the Draft Law Adding a Paragraph to Article 185 of the Penal Code

Type

Law enacted by Decree

Number

15739

Date of the text

11/03/1964

Official Gazette

published in 1964

Status today

In force as of 27/08/2026

Articles

2

What it provides

Adds a paragraph to Article 185 of the Penal Code treating a written order from senior inspection and security officials as a lawful order, allowing an official to feign participation in bribery offences in order to catch the perpetrators.

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1964. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.