'Protective jurisdiction' in document 'Afghanistan - Penal Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

First Book
General Provisions

Section One
Preliminary Provisions

CHAPTER TWO
Applicability of the Law

PART ONE
Applicability of the Law from the point of view of place and persons

Article 15 :

Provisions of this Law are also applicable to the following persons :

2. Any person who commits one of the following crimes outside Afghanistan :

a. Crime against internal or external security of the state of Afghanistan ;
b. Crime of forgery as contained in articles 302 and 303 of this Law ;
c. Crime of counterfeiting as contained in article 310 of this Law or import of forged or counterfeited articles to Afghanistan.

First Book
General Provisions

Section One
Preliminary Provisions

CHAPTER TWO
Applicability of the Law

PART ONE
Applicability of the Law from the point of view of place and persons

Article 17 :

(1) Provisions of this Law are applicable to any persons who commit a crime against Afghan or
Afghanistan's interests; outside Afghanistan.

(2) Penal claims against those committing those crimes shall be made in accordance with the provisions of tho Law of Penal Proceedings.