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Article 149
 

Crimes against propaganda meetings:


(Change: 23/1/2008-5728/297 art.)


Those who take the floor in the meetings defined in article 51, are sentenced to three to six months in prison. .  Those who hinder gathering of any propaganda meeting by a mean and violate the meeting with arrangements in a way not allowing the continuing of meetings, are sentenced to six months to a year in prison. In case these actions are undertaken by more than two individuals by using force and violence, or by threat, responsible are sentenced to two to five years in prison. In case the actions are exercised by at least three people one having the gun, responsible are sentenced to five to eight years in prison.