'Conspiracy' in document 'Sudan-The Criminal Act 1991'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

Part III
Attempt and Criminal Joint Acts

Chapter II
Criminal Joint Acts

Joint acts in execution of criminal conspiracy
21. When an offence is committed by two or more persons in execution of criminal conspiracy between them, each of such persons shall be responsible for that offence in the same manner as if it is committed by him alone, and shall be punished with the penalty prescribed therefor.


Joint acts without criminal conspiracy
22. When an offence is committed by two or more persons without criminal conspiracy between them, every one of them shall be responsible for his act and shall be punished with the penalty prescribed for the offence constituted by such act.

Part III
Attempt and Criminal Joint Acts

Chapter II
Criminal Joint Acts

Criminal conspiracy
24.(1) A Criminal conspiracy is an agreement between two or more persons to commit an offence.

(2) With the exception of murder, armed robbery (hiraba) and offences against the state punishable with death, criminal conspiracy shall not be deemed a punishable offence unless an attempt is made to commit the offence; and in all cases, a retracted criminal conspiracy shall not be deemed an offence.

(3) Whoever, commits the offence of criminal conspiracy shall be punished with imprisonment, for a term, not exceeding five years, and if an attempt is made to commit the offence, or the offence has been committed, he shall be punished with the penalty prescribed for the attempt or for the commission of the offence, as the case may be.

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:
(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