'Commission through another person' in document 'Cyprus - Criminal Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

CRIMINAL CODE OF CYPRUS

PART 1

Parties to Offences

20. When an offence is committed each of the following persons is deemed to have taken part in committing the offence and to be guilty of the offence, and may be charged with actually committing it, that is to say -

(b) every person who does or omits to do any act for the purpose of enabling or aiding another person to commit the offence ;

CRIMINAL CODE OF CYPRUS

PART 1

Parties to Offences

In the fourth case he may be charged either with himself committing the offence or with counselling or procuring its commission.

A conviction of counselling or procuring the commission of an offence entails the same consequences in all respects as a conviction of committing the offence.

Any person who procures another to do or omit to do any act of such a nature that, if he had himself done the act or made the omission, the act or omission would have constituted an offence on his part, is guilty of an offence of the same kind, and is liable to the same punishment as if he had himself done the act or made the omission; and he may be charged with himself doing the act or making the omission.

PART IX. ATTEMPTS AND CONSPIRACIES TO COMMIT CRIMES.

Attempts.

370. Any person who incites or attempts to induce another person to commit an offence whether such other person consents to commit the offence or not is guilty —

(a) of a felony, if the offence in question is a felony, and such person is liable, if no other punishment is provided, to imprisonment for seven years or if the greatest punishment to which a person convicted of such felony is liable is less than imprisonment for seven years, then to such lesser punishment ;
(b) of a misdemeanour if the offence in question is a misdemeanour and such person is liable, if no other punishment is provided, to imprison¬ment for two years or if the greatest punishment to which a person convicted of such mis-demeanf)ur is liable is less than imprisonment for two years, then to such lesser punishment.

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

Article 25
Individual criminal responsibility
3. In accordance with this Statute, a person shall be criminally responsible and liable for punishment for a crime within the jurisdiction of the Court if that person:
(a) Commits such a crime, whether as an individual, jointly with another or through another person, regardless of whether that other person is criminally responsible