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Structural division: BOOK III › CHAPTER I › Section I
Article 289 — Absence without leave.
Revised Criminal Code (English)
Article text
(1) Any member of the Defence Forces who, without intent to evade service:
a) leaves his military unit or evades his military duty without proper authority or force majeure; or
b) overstays, except in case of force majeure, a period of leave granted to him, is punishable with simple imprisonment not exceeding one year.
(2) Where the crime is committed in time of war, the punishment shall be simple imprisonment not exceeding three years.
Article 6
Exception: Application of the More Favourable Law.
