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BULGARIA – CRIMINAL CODE
SPECIAL PART
Chapter Fourteen - CRIMES AGAINST PEACE AND HUMANITY
Section II - Crimes Against the Laws and Customs of Waging War
Article 412
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b) takes or orders hostages to be taken
Article 8
War crimes
2. For the purpose of this Statute, "war crimes" means:
(a) Grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, namely, any of the following acts against persons or property protected under the provisions of the relevant Geneva Convention:
(viii) Taking of hostages.