ART. 159. Other cases of evasion of service of sentence.—The penalty of prision correccional in its minimum period shall be imposed upon the convict who, having been granted conditional pardon by the Chief Executive, shall violate any of the conditions of such pardon. However, if the penalty remitted by the granting of such pardon be higher than six years, the convict shall then suffer the unexpired portion of his original sentence.
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CitationAct No. 3815 (The Revised Penal Code) Article 159 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)
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