Ethiopia. 2020 ‘Article 22: Criminal Liability.’ Ethiopia Firearm Administration and Control Proclamation No. 1177/2020; Part 5 (Article 22). Addis Ababa: Ethiopia. 25 March

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Article 22: Criminal Liability

1/ Article 481 of the Criminal Code dealing with arms trafficking shall remain in effect;

2/ Any person who in violation of the prohibition and duty indicated under this proclamation without having valid license Import, export, put, use, exhibit, broker, sell, buy, put in circulation , produce, Train, repair; dispose, transfer in any way or carry, firearm, military binoculars; any kind of goggles or sound muzzling instrument which may be fitted on firearm; shall be punished with simple imprisonment of one year to three years and fine from five thousand birr up to ten thousand birr;

3/ If the crime indicated under sub article 2 of this article is committed with bulk firearm,he/she shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment of between eight to twenty(8 -20) years and a fine between 100,000 – 200,000(hundred thousand to two hundred thousand) Birr;

4/ Anyone who sells his/her legally licensed firearm without the permit by the Supervising Institution, shall be punished with a simple imprisonment of not more than one year;

5/ Under sub article 4 of this Article, if the firearm is sold to a terrorist or other illegal group, he/she shall be punished with a simple imprisonment of between 1 – 3(one to three) years or, based on the circumstances of the offence, up to 5(five) years.

6/ Anyone who mortgages or transfers to a third party his/her legally licensed firearm will be punished with a simple imprisonment of not more than one year;

7/ Anyone who alter in whole or in part, destroy or make unrecognizable in any other way the serial number of a firearm given by the manufacturer or supervising institution shall be punished with simple imprisonment of six month to two years;

8/ Anyone who Advertise firearm or service related with firearm shall be punished with simple imprisonment of not exceeding one year.

9/ Any person who in violation of the prohibition and duty indicated under this proclamation put, receive, store, Transport, put in Circulation, Hide, use, exhibit, carry, buy, sell, offer to sell, broker, in any way transfer, import, Export, produce, dispose or repair, of harm inflicting materials in bulk shall be punished with simple imprisonment not exceeding one year and fine from one thousand birr up to five thousand birr.

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