CRIMINAL LAW OF THE SOCIALIST AUTONOMOUS ... - Eulex

23Exposure of nations and nationalities 4 of Yugoslavia to derisionArticle 71Whoever exposes the nations or nationalities of the Socialist Federative Republic ofYugoslavia or ethnic groups living on its territory to derision shall be punished with three monthsto three years of imprisonment.Prosecution for criminal acts against honor and reputationArticle 72(1) The proceedings for the acts from Articles 64 to 67 of this Law shall be undertaken byprivate prosecution.(2) If the acts from Articles 64 to 66 of this Law are committed against the governmentagency, socio-political community, self-management interest group, an official or a militaryperson, or against a person entrusted with socio-political or self-management functions in theseorganizations pertaining to their office or their functions, the prosecution shall be pursued exofficio.(3) If the acts from Article 64 to 66 of this Law are committed against a deceased person,the proceedings shall be undertaken by private prosecution, by a spouse, children, parents,brothers or sisters of the deceased person or a person who lived in common-law marriage withthe deceased person.Announcement of a court verdict by means of public mediaArticle 73While pronouncing a verdict for the act of defamation inflicted through the press, radio,television, other means of public information and communication or any similar means, upon theplaintiff’s request, the court may decide to have the verdict, as a whole or in part, announcedthrough the same means or in another appropriate manner at the expense of the convicted person.C h a p t e r X ICRIMINAL ACTS AGAINST PERSONAL DIGNITY AND MORALITYRapeArticle 74(1) Whoever compels to sexual intercourse a female person with whom he does not live ina marriage community by force or by threat to directly assault her life or body, or the life or bodyof a person close to her, shall be punished with one to ten years of imprisonment.4 ‘Nations’ stands for ethnic majorities such as Serbs, Croats etc. and ‘nationalities’ stands for ethnic minorities i.e.Albanians, Hungarians etc.