CHAPTER VI CRIMES OF OBSTRUCTING THE ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC ORDER
Article 157. Whoever by means of force or threat obstructs a
state functionary from carrying out his functions according to law or
refuses to carry out legally effective judgments or orders of people's
courts shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than
three years, criminal detention, a fine or deprivation of political
rights.
Article 158. It shall be prohibited for anyone to disturb public
order by any means. If the circumstances of the public disturbance are
so serious that work, production, business, education or scientific
research cannot be conducted and the state and society suffer serious
losses, the ringleaders shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment
of not more than five years, criminal dentention, public surveillance
or deprivation of political rights.
Article 159. Where an assembled crowd disturbs order at
stations, wharves, civil airports, marketplaces, public parks,
theatres, cinemas, exhibition halls, sports grounds or other public
places, or an assembled crowd blocks traffic or undermines traffic
order or resists or obstructs public security administration
personnel of the state from carrying out their duties according to
law, if the circumstances are serious, the ringleaders shall be
sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years,
criminal detention, public surveillance or deprivation of
political rights.
Article 160. Where an assembled crowd engages in affrays,
creates disturbances, humiliates women or engages in other hooligan
activities that undermine public order, if the circumstances are
flagrant, the offenders shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment
of not more than seven years, criminal detention or public surveillance.
Ringleaders of hooligan groups shall be sentenced to
fixed-term imprisonment of not less than seven years.
Article 161. If a criminal escapes after being arrested or
held in custody according to law, in addition to being sentenced for
the crime he originally committed or being made to serve the
term to which he was originally sentenced, he shall be
additionally sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than
five years or criminal detention.
Whoever commits the crime mentioned in the preceding paragraph by
means of force or threats shall be sentenced to fixed-term
imprisonment of not less than two years and not more than seven years.
Article 162. Whoever harbours counterrevolutionaries or giver
false evidence to protect them shall be sentenced to fixed-term
imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or
public surveillance; if the circumstances are serious, the[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] 下一页
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