'Incitement' in document 'Germany - Criminal Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

SPECIAL PART

CHAPTER SIX
RESISTANCE AGAINST STATE AUTHORITY

Section 111
Public incitement to crime

(1) Whosoever publicly, in a meeting or through the dissemination of written materials (section 11(3)) incites the commission of an unlawful act, shall be held liable as an abettor (section 26).

(2) If the incitement is unsuccessful the penalty shall be imprisonment not exceeding five years or a fine. The penalty must not be more severe than if the incitement had been successful (subsection (1) above) ; section 49(1) No 2 shall apply.