What penalties are envisioned for offences related to threat driven voter coercion?

South Sudan

South Sudan

Answer
Both fine and imprisonment
Source

The National Elections Act (Act Number 39 of 2012)

July ,2012

http://mojss.org/Acts/2012/National%20Elections%20Act,%202012/files/res/downloads/book.pdf

156.Punishments

Subject to theprovisions of section 133 of this Act and without prejudice to any higherpunishment prescribed by other law, any person who contravenes the provisionsof this Act shall, upon conviction, be imprisoned for a term not exceeding twoyears or be fined at the discretion of the Competent Court, or both.
Comment

See the law for details on the penalties

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