CRIMINAL LAW OF THE SOCIALIST AUTONOMOUS ... - Eulex

16C h a p t e r V I ICRIMINAL ACTS AGAINST RIGHTS AND FREEDOM OF MAN AND CITIZENViolation of equality of languages and scriptsArticle 45(1) Whoever denies or limits the right of a citizen to equal application or use of the languageor script, as stipulated by the Constitution, Law, another regulation or a self-managementenactment, shall be punished with up to one year of imprisonment.(2) If the act from Para 1 of this Article is committed by an official while performing officialduty, he shall be punished with up to three years of imprisonment.CoercionArticle 46(1) Whoever, by means of force or a serious threat, makes another person do or not dosomething or makes him suffer shall be fined or punished with up to one year of imprisonment.(2) The proceedings shall be undertaken by private prosecution.Limitation of freedom of movement out of revengeArticle 47(1) Whoever limits the freedom of movement of the perpetrator of a criminal act or of hisrelatives, by demonstrating an intention to take revenge, shall be punished with six months to fiveyears of imprisonment.(2) In case of reconcilement, the prosecution shall not be pursued and if it was pursued, itshall be suspended.Endangering the safetyArticle 48(1) Whoever endangers the safety of another person by means of a serious threat to life orbody of that person or his close relative shall be fined or punished with up to six months ofimprisonment.(2) Whoever commits the act from Para 1 of this Article against several persons, a juvenileor out of blood feud or a ruthless revenge, or if the act causes disturbance of citizens or in anyother particularly grave case, shall be punished with three months to five years of imprisonment.(3) The proceedings for the act from Para 1 of this Article shall be undertaken by privateprosecution.