Definition
(1) Where the act of torture causes (of the victim);
a) a permanent impairment of the functioning of any one of the senses or an
organ,
b) a permanent speech defect;
c) a distinct and permanent scar on the face,
d) a situation which endangers a person’s life, or
e) the premature birth of a child, where the victim is a pregnant woman the penalty determined in accordance with the above article shall be increased by one
half.
(2) Where the act of torture causes (of the victim):
a) an incurable illness or if it has caused the victim to enter a vegetative state,
b) the complete loss of functioning of one of the senses or organs,
c) The loss of the ability to speak or loss of fertility,
d) a permanent disfigurement of the face, or
e) the loss of an unborn child, where the victim is a pregnant woman
The penalty determined in accordance with the article above shall be doubled.
(3) Where an act of torture results in the breaking of a bone, the offender shall be
sentenced to a penalty of imprisonment for a term one to six years according to the
effect of the broken bone on his ability to function in life.
(4) Where an act of torture causes the death of the victim, the penalty to be imposed shall
be aggravated life imprisonment.