Article 290 — Voluntary Failure to Rejoin the Defence Forces.

Any member of the Defence Forces who, in time of war: (a) having been separated from his unit, fails to rejoin it, or to join the nearest body of friendly troops; or (b) having been taken prisoner, fails upon regaining his freedom to report to a military unit or military authority or to return to the ranks, is punishable with simple imprisonment, or, where his failure is intentional and permanent, with rigorous imprisonment from three years to ten years.