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Act IV of 1978 on the Criminal Code GENERAL ... - Legislationline

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The provisi<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Chapter XX shall also be applied in respect <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> military pers<strong>on</strong>nel for having committed <strong>the</strong>criminal act defined <strong>the</strong>rein while serving in <strong>the</strong> allied armed forces or while engaged in humanitarian activities, peacekeepingor in a humanitarian missi<strong>on</strong> acting up<strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> request <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>the</strong> United Nati<strong>on</strong>s or ano<strong>the</strong>r internati<strong>on</strong>alorganizati<strong>on</strong>.(1) A soldier may not be punishable for his act executed up<strong>on</strong> order, except for <strong>the</strong> case, if he knew that he commits acrime by <strong>the</strong> executi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> that order.(2) The pers<strong>on</strong> giving <strong>the</strong> order shall be liable for <strong>the</strong> crime committed up<strong>on</strong> order as perpetrator.(3)With <strong>the</strong> excepti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>the</strong> case set forth in Subsecti<strong>on</strong> (2) <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Secti<strong>on</strong> 73, a perpetrator may not be punished for amilitary <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>fense if <strong>on</strong>e year has passed since being discharged from service.(1) If <strong>the</strong> c<strong>on</strong>victed pers<strong>on</strong> may be retained in service, servicemen shall serve <strong>the</strong> impris<strong>on</strong>ment imposed for a term <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><strong>on</strong>e year or less in a military pris<strong>on</strong> in <strong>the</strong> case set forth in Secti<strong>on</strong> 44.(2) If <strong>the</strong> service relati<strong>on</strong>ship <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>the</strong> c<strong>on</strong>vict has terminated, <strong>the</strong> punishment or its remaining part shall be executed ina detenti<strong>on</strong> centre.

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