Egyptian law repeatedly punished feigned misunderstanding of orders with exile

Evidence

The clearest example of the fact that revenge, more than reform, was what was sought is to be found in Art. 83 of Qānūn al-Muntakhabāt published in 1258 (1843) which stipulated that any “public employee who, on receiving an order, pretends not to have understood it and writes an answer showing this … [and] if he repeats the offense for a fifth time, he will be sent to Abū Qīr [i.e. the Liman] for six months.” — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 694