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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

PENAL CODE OF BOTSWANA

PART I - General Provisions

Parties to Offences (ss 21-24)

21.Principal offenders
(1) 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-

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(b) every person who does or omits to do any act for the purpose of enabling or aiding another person to commit the offence;

PENAL CODE OF BOTSWANA

PART I - General Provisions

Parties to Offences (ss 21-24)

21.Principal offenders
(1) 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-

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(c) every person who aids or abets another person in committing the offence;

PENAL CODE OF BOTSWANA

DIVISION I - OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER

Treason and other Offences against the State's Authority

38. Promoting war or warlike undertaking

Any person who, without lawful authority, carries on, or makes preparation for carrying on, or aids in or advises the carrying on of, or preparation for, any war or warlike undertaking with, for, by, or against any person or group of persons within Botswana, is guilty of an offence and is liable to imprisonment for not less than 15 years nor more than 25 years.

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:
(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