Article 250 — Economic Treason.

(1) Whoever, enjoying Ethiopian nationality, or being officially entrusted with the protection of Ethiopian national interests: (a) discloses, delivers, communicates or makes accessible to the public or abroad economic negotiations, decisions, facts or documents kept secret in the higher interests of Ethiopia or in those of national defence; or (b) discloses or delivers objects, means or other things of such a nature entrusted to him; or (c) participates in or subscribes to a loan floated by a country in a state of war with Ethiopia, is punishable with rigorous imprisonment not exceeding ten years. In more serious cases, the rigorous imprisonment may extend up to twenty years. (2) Where the criminal has acted negligently, the punishment is simple imprisonment for not less than three months.