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The Model Penal Code (MPC) is a model act designed to stimulate and assist U.S. state legislatures to update and standardize the penal law of the United States. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The MPC was a project of the American Law Institute (ALI), and was published in 1962 after a ten-year drafting period. [ 3 ]
The code was enacted on 1 May 1861 during British rule in Burma and is divided into 23 chapters. [1] [2] The Penal Code of Myanmar is nearly identical to the Indian Penal Code, due to their shared origins under British rule. [3] Sections 505(a) and 505(b) of the Penal Code are commonly used against journalists, activists, and protestors.