1. Any public official or authority who discloses secrets or information acquired by reason of their office or position, and which should not be divulged, shall be subject to a fine of twelve to eighteen months and special disqualification from public employment or office for a period of one to three years.
If the disclosure referred to in the preceding paragraph results in serious harm to the public interest or to a third party, the penalty shall be imprisonment for one to three years and special disqualification from public employment or office for a period of three to five years.
2. If the secrets belong to a private individual, the penalties shall be imprisonment for two to four years, a fine of twelve to eighteen months, and suspension from public employment or office for a period of one to three years.