'Incitement to genocide' in document 'Cape Verde - Penal Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

Cape Verde Legislative Decree 4/2003 of 18 November 2003 - PENAL CODE

VOLUME II - SPECIFIC PROVISIONS

TITLE IV - CRIMES AGAINST THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY

Article 267
(Incitement to war or genocide)

1. A penalty of two to six years' imprisonment shall be imposed as punishment upon anyone who publicly, repeatedly, by any means, incites hatred against a people or an ethnic, racial or religious group, with the intent of destroying that people or that group in whole or in part, or starting a war.

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:
(e) In respect of the crime of genocide, directly and publicly incites others to commit genocide