'National penalties - genocide' in document 'Poland - Criminal Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

SPECIAL PART

Chapter XVI. Offences against peace, and humanity, and war crimes

Article 118. § 1. Whoever, acting with an intent to destroy in full or in part, any ethnic, racial, political or religious group, or a group with a different perspective on life, commits homicide or causes a serious detriment to the health of a person belonging to such a group,
shall be subject to the penalty of the deprivation of liberty for a minimum term of 12 years, the penalty of deprivation of liberty for 25 years or the penalty of deprivation of liberty for life.

SPECIAL PART

Chapter XVI. Offences against peace, and humanity, and war crimes

Article 118.

§ 2. Whoever, with the intent specified under § 1, creates, for persons belonging to such a group, living conditions threatening its biological destruction, applies means aimed at preventing births within this group, or forcibly removes children from the persons constituting it,
shall be subject to the penalty of the deprivation of liberty for a minimum term of 5 years or the penalty of deprivation of liberty for 25 years.

SPECIAL PART

Chapter XVI. Offences against peace, and humanity, and war crimes

Article 118.

§ 3. Whoever makes preparation to commit the offence specified under § 1 or 2, shall be subject to the penalty of the deprivation of liberty for a minimum term of 3 years.