Capítulo I. Disposiciones generales

This Law is declared to be of public interest and its purpose is to adopt measures for the prevention and punishment of the financing of terrorism.

The financing of terrorism is considered a crime against humanity and against international law.

Article 391 of the Penal Code, Decree Number 17-73 of the Congress of the Republic, is amended to read as follows:

“Article 391. Terrorism. Whoever, with the purpose of altering the constitutional order, the public order of the State or coercing a legal person of public law, national or international, executes an act of violence, attacks life or human integrity, property or infrastructure, or whoever with the same purpose executes acts aimed at causing fire or causing railway, maritime, river or air havoc or disasters, commits the crime of terrorism.

The person responsible for said crime shall be sanctioned with non-commutable imprisonment of ten (10) to thirty (30) years, plus a fine of twenty-five thousand dollars (US$ 25,000.00) to eight hundred thousand dollars (US $800,000.00) of the United States of America, or its equivalent in national currency. If explosive materials of great destructive power are used for the commission of this crime, the person or persons responsible shall be sanctioned with double the penalties.”

The rules contained in the Penal Code and Code of Criminal Procedure shall be applicable to what is established in this Law, in all matters that do not contradict it.

In the criminal prosecution of the crimes and execution of the penalties established by this Law, the procedure set forth in the Code of Criminal Procedure for crimes of public action shall apply.