NUM. 20.236 SANCTIONS CRIMES COMMITTED AGAINST PROSECUTORS OF THE PUBLIC MINISTRY AND DEFENDERS OF THE PUBLIC CRIMINAL DEFENSE OFFICE, IN THE EXERCISE OF THEIR FUNCTIONS Having present that the National Congress has given its approval to the following project Alvear Valenzuela and Messrs Alberto Espina Otero, Jose Antonio Gomez Urrutia, Hernan Larrain Fernandez, and Pedro Munoz Aburto Bill: " Single article. Title VI of the Second Book of the Criminal Code, following Article 268 a, the following paragraph 1a: " 1a. Attacks and threats against prosecutors from the Public Ministry and public criminal defenders Article 268 ter.-The killing of a prosecutor of the Public Prosecutor's Office or a public criminal defender in the exercise of his duties will be punished with the penalty. of the highest degree to the maximum degree to be perpetuated qualified. Article 268 c.-The hiera, strike or maltreatment of work to a prosecutor of the Public Ministry or a public defender in the exercise of his duties, shall be punished: 1. With the penalty of greater prison in its middle grade, if of rezsultas The offence is demented, useless for the work, impotent, prevented from some important or remarkably deformed member. 2. With a minor prison term of less than a minimum, if the injuries cause the offended illness or incapacity for work for more than thirty days. 3º. With minor presidio to maximum degree, if it causes less severe injuries. 4th. With a minimum degree and a fine of eleven to twenty monthly tax units, or only the latter, if it causes minor injuries or no damage occurs. Article 268 quinquies.-The one who will threaten a prosecutor of the Public Ministry or a public defender in the terms of Articles 296 and 297 of this Code, by reason of the exercise of his duties, shall be punished with the maximum penalty or the the maximum degree of penalties provided for in those Articles, as appropriate. '; And because I have had to approve and sanction it; therefore, promulgate and take effect as the Law of the Republic. Santiago, 17 December 2007.-MICHELLE BACHELET, President of the Republic.-Carlos Maldonado Curti, Minister of Justice. What I transcribe to you for your knowledge.-Veronica Baraona del Pedregal, Assistant Secretary of Justice.