1. Anyone who, having been duly summoned, voluntarily fails to appear, without just cause, before a court or tribunal in criminal proceedings involving a defendant in pretrial detention, thereby causing the suspension of the oral proceedings, shall be punished with imprisonment for three to six months or a fine of six to 24 months. A fine of six to ten months shall be imposed on anyone who, having been warned, fails to appear a second time in criminal proceedings involving a defendant in pretrial detention, whether or not this failure to appear caused the suspension.
2. If the person responsible for this offense is a lawyer, solicitor, or representative of the Public Prosecutor's Office, acting in their professional capacity or in the exercise of their duties, they shall be subject to the upper half of the penalty and special disqualification from public employment or office, profession, or trade for a period of two to four years.
3. If the suspension takes place, in the case of paragraph 1 of this article, as a consequence of the non-appearance of the judge or member of the court or of the person exercising the functions of judicial secretary, the penalty of imprisonment of three to six months or a fine of six to 24 months will be imposed and, in any case, special disqualification for a period of two to four years.