49- وتنص المادة 44 منه على أنه: "يعاقب بالحبس مدة لا تزيد على خمس سنوات كل من استعمل نفوذ سلطته أو رتبته وأمر من هم دونه بارتكاب جريمة. ويعتبر الآمر فاعلاً أصلياًَ إذا تمت أو شرع فيها، مع مراعاة أحكام قانون العقوبات العام".
Without prejudice to the provisions of the Penal Code, the person who gave the order shall be regarded as the actual author of the crime, if it was committed or attempted.” Article 47 likewise provides: “Without prejudice to the Penal Code, a penalty of up to two years' imprisonment and payment of compensation shall be imposed on any commanding officer who subjects a subordinate to beating, causes him bodily harm, carries out an act likely to damage his health, or, for no legal reason, makes him perform additional duties, for the purpose of torturing him or allowing others to do him harm.