'Soliciting' in document 'Cyprus - Criminal Code'

Jump to:

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 -

(d) any person who counsels or procures any other person to commit the offence.

CRIMINAL CODE OF CYPRUS

PART 1

Parties to Offences

22. When a person counsels another to commit an offence, and an offence is actually committed after such counsel by the person to whom it is given, it is immaterial whether the offence actually committed is the same as that counselled or a different one, or whether the offence is committed in the way counselled or in a different way, provided in either case that the facts constituting the offence actually committed are a probable consequence of carrying out the counsel.

In either case the person who gave the counsel is deemed to have counselled the other person to commit the offence actually committed by him.

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:
(b) Orders, solicits or induces the commission of such a crime which in fact occurs or is attempted