Anyone who exploits a person subjected to slavery shall be punished by imprisonment of five to
fifteen years.
Article 443: The penalty shall be life imprisonment if the offenses provided for in this section
are committed:
1° on a minor of ten years of age;
2° on a person whose vulnerability due to age, illness, disability, physical or psychological
deficiency or pregnancy is apparent or known to the offender;
3° by a person who has authority over the victim or abuses the authority conferred by his or her
functions;
4° by a person called, by his functions, to the fight against slavery or the maintenance of public
order;
5° by being preceded or accompanied by acts of torture or inhuman treatment.
Section 3: Threats - Denunciations - Disclosure of professional secrecy
Article 444: Anyone who, by means of a writing, image, symbol or emblem, threatens another
person with death or violence punishable by at least five years imprisonment shall be punished as
follows:
1° to imprisonment for two to five years and a fine of 50,000 to 500,000 francs, if the threat is
made with an order to deposit a amount of money in a specified place or to fulfill any other
condition;
2° imprisonment for one to three years and a fine of 50,000 to 500,000 francs if the threat is not
accompanied by any order or condition.
If the threat made with an order or under conditions is oral, the offender shall be punished by an
imprisonment of six months to two years and a fine of 50,000 to 500,000 francs.
The deprivation of rights and the prohibition to appear in certain places mentioned in articles 68
and 80 can be pronounced.
Article 445: Anyone who, by means of a writing, image, symbol or emblem, threatens another
person with violence other than that referred to in the preceding article, or with the destruction of
any property, shall be punished as follows:
1° imprisonment for one to six months and a fine of 50,000 to 500,000 francs, if the threat is
made with orders or under conditions;
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