PART V
OTHER GENERAL TERMS OF CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS

CHAPTER SIXTEEN
CONSOLIDATION AND SEPARATION OF CRIMINAL CASES

Article 124. Consolidation of a Criminal Case

124.1. Cases of persons prosecuted for cases where several persons have jointly committed one or several crimes, or one person has committed several crimes, or where a person, who did not conspire previously, but has concealed or has not reported an offence shall be consolidated.

124.2. In consolidating criminal cases a minor case shall be consolidated to a less grave offence, a less grave offence to a grave offence, and a grave offence to an extremely grave offence.

124.3. A case may be consolidated at any stage of the criminal proceedings, and in this respect inquiry officer, investigator, procurator and court shall issue a decree or a judge shall issue an order.

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:
(d) In any other way contributes to the commission or attempted commission of such a crime by a group of persons acting with a common purpose. Such contribution shall be intentional and shall either:
(i) Be made with the aim of furthering the criminal activity or criminal purpose of the group, where such activity or purpose involves the commission of a crime within the jurisdiction of the Court; or
(ii) Be made in the knowledge of the intention of the group to commit the crime