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Terrorism
  • Offences

    • • Offences related to Terrorist Bombings
      • Offences related to Nuclear Terrorism and Nuclear material
  • Keywords

    • • Bomb / Improvised Explosive Device (IED) / Explosives
      • Nuclear Material / Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Terrorism / Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
 Part Two - Chapter VI
 Article 291a
 Section 1
 

Original Text

Article 291 a) Whoever spreads hoaxes of explosive, poisonous or radioactive substances, of infectious-disease pathogens or of other substances, fabricates terrorist information invoking explosive, biochemical, radioactive or other threats, or intentionally disseminates terrorist information while clearly knowing that it is fabricated, thereby seriously disturbing public order, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years, criminal detention or public surveillance; if the consequences are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years.