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20 ILCS 1807/98

(20 ILCS 1807/98)

Sec. 98. Article 98. Misconduct as prisoner. Any person subject to this Code who, while in the hand of the enemy in time of war:
(1) for the purpose of securing favorable treatment

by his captors acts without proper authority in a manner contrary to law, custom, or regulation, to the detriment of others of whatever nationality held by the enemy as civilian or military prisoners; or

(2) while in a position of authority over such

persons maltreats them without justifiable cause;



shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

(Source: P.A. 101-367, eff. 8-9-19.)