'Wilfully depriving a prisoner of war of the rights of fair and regular trial - IAC' in document 'Greece- Adaptation of internal law to ICC Statute'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

PART A
PROVISIONS OF SUBSTANTIVE CRIMINAL LAW

2. SPECIAL PART

Art. 9
War crimes against persons

1. Anyone who, in connection with an international or non international armed conflict:

g) Imposes or carries out against persons protected according to the provisions of international humanitarian law the death sentence or sentences entailing deprivation of liberty or other sentences of comparable gravity, without previous judgment pronounced by a regularly constituted court, affording all judicial guarantees which are generally recognized as indispensable,

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

Article 8
War crimes
2. For the purpose of this Statute, "war crimes" means:
(a) Grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, namely, any of the following acts against persons or property protected under the provisions of the relevant Geneva Convention:
(vi) Wilfully depriving a prisoner of war or other protected person of the rights of fair and regular trial