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Part XXVIII. Serious Offences involving Abuse of Office 
Section 355 
Heads of ministerial departments who:  
1°.  countersign royal decrees or royal decisions, knowing that in doing so the Constitution or other 
laws or Governmental Decrees are violated; 
2°.  execute royal decrees or royal decisions, knowing that they do not bear the requisite 
countersignature of one of the heads of the ministerial departments; 
3°.  take decisions or issue orders or enforce existing decisions or orders, knowing that in doing so 
the Constitution or other laws or Governmental Decrees are violated;  
4°.  intentionally fail to implement the provisions of the Constitution or other laws or Governmental 
Decrees, insofar as such implementation falls within the competence of their ministerial 
department due to the nature of the matter, or has been expressly assigned to them;  
 
shall be liable to a term of imprisonment not exceeding three years or a fine of the fourth category 
 
Section 356 
The heads of ministerial departments who, by their grossly negligent or careless conduct, are 
responsible for the failure to implement the provisions defined in section 355(4°), shall be liable to a 
term of detention not exceeding six months or a fine of the third category. 
Section 357 
A commander of the armed forces who refuses or intentionally omits to use the force under his 
command at the lawful request of the competent civil authorities, shall be liable to a term of 
imprisonment not exceeding three years or a fine of the fourth category.