Political Donations Act Article 25

A prospective candidate who accepts political donations violating the provisions of Article 8 from donors regulated in Subparagraphs 7 to 9 of Paragraph 1 of Article 7, and who fails to turn over to the competent authority for deposit into the National Treasury in accordance with Article 15, or collects political donations violating the provision of Article 13, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years; this shall also apply to the agents or employees who accept or collect political donations for prospective candidates.The responsible persons, representatives, agents, or employees of political parties or political associations who commit crimes prescribed in the preceding paragraph, shall be punished in accordance with the provision of the preceding Paragraph.Anyone who commits crimes prescribed in the two preceding paragraphs and who have responded to inquiries in accordance with Paragraph 4 of Article 7 are exempted from punishment.