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TITLE XXIV
Offences against the International Community
CHAPTER III
Offences against Protected Persons and Property in the Event of Armed Conflict
Article 611
In the event of an armed conflict, a sentence of ten to fifteen years’ imprisonment, which shall be in addition to any sentence imposed for the damage or injury caused, shall be imposed on anyone who does any of the following:
4th. Deports, transfers forcibly, takes hostage, or detains or confines illegally any protected person, or uses such person to render certain points, areas or military forces immune from military operations.
Article 8
War crimes
2. For the purpose of this Statute, "war crimes" means:
(b) Other serious violations of the laws and customs applicable in international armed conflict, within the established framework of international law, namely, any of the following acts:
(xxiii) Utilizing the presence of a civilian or other protected person to render certain points, areas or military forces immune from military operations