Provisions Relating to the Judiciary and Criminal Law and Procedure Applicable in Cambodia during the Transitional Period-Article 52 (1992)
TITLE V: MISDEMEANORS (…) Article 52: Intentional defacement Any person who intentionally defaces or attempts to deface the property of others is guilty of the misdemeanor of intentional defacement and faces a punishment of one to three years in prison. If the...
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