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12. Abetment in an offence

“Abetment” in an offence occurs when there is :

c. Aiding in any manner in the commission of an offence.

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13. Aiding in the Commission of an Offence

A person shall be guilty in respect of “aiding” in the commission of an offence where he takes part in the conspiracy to commit that offence or where having knowledge of the design to commit that offence facilitates or does an act that facilitates its commission.

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26. Whoever abets the commission of an offence punishable with death, imprisonment for life or exile for life under this Law shall be punished with imprisonment or exile between 5 years and 12 years or shall be subject to a fine between Mrf. 3,000.00 and Mrf. 10,000.00. Where the act of abetment results in grievous hurt being caused to to a person, his term of punishment can be extended up to a period of 18 years or the fine may be increased up to an amount of Mrf. 15,000.00.

27. Whoever conspires to commit an offence punishable with death, imprisonment for life, exile for life or rigorous imprisonment not exceeding a period of 4 years under this Law but has not committed any act in pursuance of that conspiracy shall be found guilty only in respect of its abetment.

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