(1) Whosoever through a criminal complaint or by informing on a person exposes him to the danger of being persecuted for political reasons and, in violation of the principles of the rule of law, to suffering harm to life and limb through violence or arbitrary measures, to be deprived of his freedom or to be seriously prejudiced in his professional or financial circumstances shall be liable to imprisonment not exceeding five years or a fine.

(2) Whosoever provides information about another or transmits such information and thereby exposes him to the danger of political persecution indicated in subsection (1) above shall incur the same penalty.

(3) The attempt shall be punishable.

(4) If an untrue assertion is made in the complaint, when informing on the person or in the information against another or if the offence is committed with the intent of procuring the results indicated in subsection (1) above or if the case is otherwise especially serious the penalty shall be imprisonment from one to ten years.