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GENERAL PART
CHAPTER THIRTY
CRIMINAL OFFENCES AGAINST THE JUDICIARY
Escape and Facilitating Escape of Person in Custody
Article 339
A person who escapes from lawful custody by use of force against a person or direct threat of attack against life and body,
shall be punished by imprisonment of six months to five years.
The penalty specified in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be pronounced to whomever by force, threat, deception or otherwise facilitates escape of a person lawfully deprived of freedom.
(1) If the offence specified in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article is committed by a group in conspiracy or an escape of a group is facilitated,
the perpetrator shall be punished by imprisonment of one to eight years.
Article 111
Escape
If a convicted person escapes from custody and flees the State of enforcement, that State may, after consultation with the Court, request the person's surrender from the State in which the person is located pursuant to existing bilateral or multilateral arrangements, or may request that the Court seek the person's surrender, in accordance with Part 9. It may direct that the person be delivered to the State in which he or she was serving the sentence or to another State designated by the Court.