PART ONE
GENERAL PART

CHAPTER ONE
SCOPE OF THE ACT AND FOUNDATIONS OF CRIMINAL LIABILITY

Title Two
Foundations of Criminal Liability

DIVISION TWO
OFFENDER, ACCOMPLICE AND ABBETOR OF A CRIMINAL OFFENCE

Section 21
Abettor

(1) An abettor to a completed or attempted criminal offence is any person who intentionally

a) masterminded or directed the commission of a criminal offence (organiser)
b) instigated another person to commit a criminal offence (instigator),
c) asked another person to commit a criminal offence (hirer),
d) assisted another person in committing a criminal offence, in particular by procuring the means, removing the obstacles, providing an advice, strengthening the determination, making a promise of post crime assistance (aider).

(2) Unless this Act provides otherwise, the criminal liability of an abettor shall be governed by the same provisions as the criminal liability of an offender.

PART TWO
SPECIAL PART

CHAPTER EIGHT
CRIMINAL OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER

Title Four
Certain Forms of Criminal Involvement

Section 339
Aiding and Abetting

(1) Any person who provides assistance to the offender of a crime with the intention of helping him evade the criminal prosecution, imposition or execution of a sentence or protective measure shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of up to three years; if, however, such assistance is provided to the offender who has committed a criminal offence carrying a lesser sentence under this Act, such lesser sentence shall be imposed.

(2) No person who commits the offence referred to in paragraph 1 for the benefit of a close person shall be held criminally liable unless he does so with the intention to

a) assist a person who committed the criminal offence of high treason pursuant to Section 311, plotting against the Slovak Republic pursuant to Section 312, terror pursuant to Sections 313 and 314, distructive actions pursuant to Sections 315 and 316, sabotage pursuant to Section 317, espionage pursuant to Section 318 or genocide pursuant to Section 418, or
b) obtain property benefit for himself or another.

(3) No person who commits the offence referred to in paragraph 1 shall be held criminally liable if he was forced to provide such assistance and could not refuse it without putting himself or a close person at the risk of death, bodily harm or other serious harm.

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:
(c) For the purpose of facilitating the commission of such a crime, aids, abets or otherwise assists in its commission or its attempted commission, including providing the means for its commission