What institution(s) has the power to impose non-criminal sanctions for campaign finance infractions?

Egypt

Egypt

Answer
Campaign finance infractions entail only criminal sanctions or penalties (please refer to section ELECTION-RELATED CRIMINAL OFFENCES)
Source

Law no.174/2005 (amended by decree law 108/2011) regulating the Presidential Election

http://www.democracy-reporting.org/files/law_regulating_the_presidential_elections.pdf

 

 

Article (48):

A penalty of imprisonment for a period of no less than one year togetherwith a fine of no less than EGP 5.000 and no more than EGP 20.000, or eithershall be imposed on the following:

1. Any person who spends on election propaganda amounts other than thosedeposited on his bank account referred to in Article (26) hereof or spends thefunds deposited on this account on other purposes than election propaganda.

2. Any person whose expenditure exceeds the maximum amount allowed forelection propaganda. 

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