'Assisting' in document 'Lesotho - Penal Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

PART II - GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL LIABILITY

Aiding and abetting
24. (1) Where an offence is committed, each of the following persons is liable and may be charged -

(a) a person who actually does the act or makes the omission which constitutes the offence;

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

(c) a person who, with the intention of giving assistance, is present at the scene of the crime within such distance from the perpetrator as to be in a position to render immediate assistance to him or her to evade arrest or conceal the offence;

(d) a person who counsels, procures or incites any other per-son to commit the offence.

PART II - GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL LIABILITY

Accessory after the fact
27. A person who assists another person who has completed the commission of an offence to escape arrest or apprehension commits the offence of being an accessory after the fact.

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