'Conspiracy' in document 'Cyprus - Criminal Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

CRIMINAL CODE OF CYPRUS

PART 1

Parties to Offences

21. When two or more persons form a common intention to prosecute an unlawful purpose. in connection with one another, and in the prosecution of such purpose an offence is committed of such nature thar its commission was a probable consequence of the prosecution of such purpose, each of them is deemed to have committed the offence.

PART IX. ATTEMPTS AND CONSPIRACIES TO COMMIT CRIMES.

Conspiracies.

371. Any person who conspires with another to commit any felony, or to do any act in any part of the world which if done in the Colony would be a felony, and which is an offence under the laws in force in the place where it is proposed to be done, is guilty of a felony, and is liable, if no other punishment is provided, to imprisonment for seven years, or, if the greatest punishment to which a person convicted of the felony in question is liable is less than imprisonment for seven years, then to such lesser punishment.

372. Any person who conspires with another to commit a misdemeanour, or to do any act in any part of the world which if done in the Colony would be a misdemeanour, and which is an offence under the laws in force in the place where it is proposed to be done, is guilty of a misdemeanour.

373. Any person who conspires with another to effect any of the purposes following, that is to say : —

(a) to prevent or defeat the execution or enforcement of any law, statute or order in council ; or
(b) to cause any injury to the person or reputation of any person, or to depreciate the value of any property of any person ; or
(c) to prevent or obstruct the free and lawful dis¬position of any property by the owner thereof for its fair value ; or
(d) to injure any person in his trade or profession ; or
(e) to prevent or obstruct, by means of any act or acts which if done by any individual person would constitute an offence on his part, the free and lawful exercise by any person of his trade, profession or occupation ; or
(f) to effect any lawful purpose by any unlawful means,
is guilty of a misdemeanour.

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:
(d) In any other way contributes to the commission or attempted commission of such a crime by a group of persons acting with a common purpose. Such contribution shall be intentional and shall either:
(i) Be made with the aim of furthering the criminal activity or criminal purpose of the group, where such activity or purpose involves the commission of a crime within the jurisdiction of the Court; or
(ii) Be made in the knowledge of the intention of the group to commit the crime