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War Crimes

Violence Against the Civilian Population

Section 158

(1) The person who applies violence in an operational or occupied area against a civilian person or prisoner of war, displays inhuman treatment or otherwise gravely abuses his power, - unless a graver crime is realized - commits a felony and shall be punishable with imprisonment from five years to ten years.

(2) The punishment shall be imprisonment from ten years to fifteen years or life imprisonment, if the crime defined in subsection (1) causes death.

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War-time Looting

Section 159

(1) and shall be punishable with imprisonment from two years to eight years.

(2) The punishment shall be imprisonment from five years to ten years, if the crime is committed in an armed manner or in a group.

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Sinful Warfare

Section 160

A military commander who, violating the rules of the international law of warfare

a) pursues war operation which causes serious damage in the life, health or goods of the civilian population, in internationally protected cultural goods, in facilities containing dangerous forces,
b) takes offensive against a locality without defence or a weapon-free zone,

commits a felony and shall be punishable with imprisonment from ten years to fifteen years, or life imprisonment.

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Use of Weapons Prohibited by International Treaty

Section 160/A

(1) Any person who uses or orders the use of a weapon or instrument of war prohibited by international treaty in a theater of military operation or in an occupied territory against the enemy, civilians or prisoners of war commits a felony offense and
shall be punishable with imprisonment between ten to fifteen years or life imprisonment.

(2) Any person who makes preparations for the use of a weapon prohibited by international treaty commits a felony offense and
shall be punishable with imprisonment of up to five years.

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Battlefield Looting

Section 161

The person who loots the fallen, injured or sick people on the battlefield, commits a felony and shall be punishable with imprisonment from two years to eight years.

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Infringement of Armistice

Section 162

(1) The person who infringes the conditions of armistice, commits a felony, and shall be punishable with imprisonment from one year to five years.

(2) The punishment shall be imprisonment from five years to ten years, if the infringement of the armistice leads to especially grave consequences.

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Misuse of the Red Cross

Section 164

That who in war-time misuses the sign of the red cross (red crescent, red lion and sun) or other signs serving a similar purpose and recognized internationally, or commits a violent act against a person or thing under the protection thereof, shall be punishable for a felony with imprisonment from one year to five years.