'Unique provision - crimes against humanity' in document 'Finland - Penal Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

Chapter 11 – War crimes and crimes against humanity

Section 4 – Aggravated crime against humanity

If in a crime against humanity

(1) the offence is directed against a large group of persons,
(2) the offence is committed in an especially brutal, cruel or degrading manner or
(3) the offence is committed in an especially planned or systematic manner,
and the offence is aggravated also when assessed as a whole, the offender shall be sentenced for an aggravated crime against humanity to imprisonment for at least eight years or for life.

(2) An attempt is punishable.