General provision

SECTION II
CRIME

CHAPTER 3
CONCEPT OF THE CRIME AND CLASSIFICATION OF CRIMES

Article 15. Classification of crimes

15.5 Especially serious crime shall be deliberate actions for committing of which punishment provided by the present Code, shall be imprisonment for the term of twelve years or more strict punishment.

ESPECIAL PART

SECTION VII
CRIMES AGAINST PEACE AND SECURITY OF HUMANTY

CHAPTER 17
WAR CRIMES

Article 116. Infringement of norms of the international humanitarian right during confrontations

116.0. Infringement of norms of the international humanitarian right during confrontations

shall be punished by imprisonment for the term from seven up to fifteen years or life imprisonment.

ESPECIAL PART

SECTION VII
CRIMES AGAINST PEACE AND SECURITY OF HUMANTY

CHAPTER 17
WAR CRIMES

Article 117. Inactivity or giving of criminal orders during a confrontation

117.1. Deliberate non-use by chief or official of all opportunities within their authorities concerning subordinates for prevention of commitment during a confrontation of crimes provided by articles 115-116 of the present Code
shall be punished by imprisonment for the term from five up to ten years.

117.2. The announcement in fighting zones about intention to not release anybody alive or give to subordinates obviously criminal orders or orders directed on it, or directed on commitment of crimes provided by articles 115-116 of the present Code
shall be punished by imprisonment for the term from ten up to fifteen years or life imprisonment.

ESPECIAL PART

SECTION VII
CRIMES AGAINST PEACE AND SECURITY OF HUMANTY

CHAPTER 17
WAR CRIMES

Article 118. Military robbery

Plunder on a battlefield of killed or wounded person's property (a military robbery)
shall be punished by imprisonment for the term from three up to ten years.

ESPECIAL PART

SECTION VII
CRIMES AGAINST PEACE AND SECURITY OF HUMANTY

CHAPTER 17
WAR CRIMES

Article 119. Abusing a marks which are under protection

119.1. Use of emblems and distinctive signals of the Red cross or Red half moon as a protective or distinctive mark by persons not having right on it, use of emblems and names of the Red cross or the Red half moon with a view of, which is not compatible to principles of the International movement of the Red cross or the Red half moon, and also use of marks, alike with emblems of the Red Cross or Red half-moon during the military conflict -
shall be punished by imprisonment for the term up to two years.

119.2. Abusing a flag of truce, and also a flag, which has marks or regimentals of the United Nations Organization, including distinctive marks protected by the Geneva conventions of 1949, entailed to death of a victim or causing of heavy harm to his health -
shall be punished by imprisonment for the term from five up to ten years.