What penalties are envisioned for offences related to electoral fraud?
Ethiopia
Answer
Both fine and imprisonment
Source
ElectoralLaw of Ethiopia Amendment Proclamation No.532/2007
ChapterNine (Prohibited Acts)
Article97 – 100
http://www.electionethiopia.org/en/images/stories/directives/Proclamation/532.pdf
97. General
Withoutprejudice to the provisions related to popular elections and vote casting inthe FDRE Pena Code, committing acts prohibited in this Chapter is punishable bylaw.
98. Illegal Printing andPossession of Election Documents
Whosoeverhas, without the consent of the Board, printed, duplicated, forged any electiondocument and material or found to have possessed or distributed such documentand material shall be punishable with imprisonment or a fine.
Comment
The law does not specify the penalty further.
