'National penalties - life imprisonment' 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

Article 7
Genocide

Anyone who, with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such:
(a) Kills members of the group,
(b) Causes serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group (art. 310 par. 2 of the Cr.C.),
(c) Deliberately inflicts on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part,
(d) Imposes measures intended to prevent births within the group,
(e) Forcibly transfers children of the group to another group, thus creating by himself or in co-perpetration with others danger for the existence of this group, shall be sentenced: (i) in case of
subpar. (a) with the penalty of life imprisonment (ii) in cases of subpar. (b) —(e) with a term of incarceration from 5-20 years. If the commission of the act resulted to the death of a person, a term of incarceration of at least 10 years of duration shall be imposed.

PART A
PROVISIONS OF SUBSTANTIVE CRIMINAL LAW

2. SPECIAL PART

Article 8
Crimes against humanity

1. Anyone who, in the context of a widespread or systematic attack directed against any
civilian population, which is directed or encouraged by a state or an organization which exercises de facto authority in a certain territory:
shall be sentenced to the following penalties:
(aa) Life sentence for the crime of subpar. (a)

PART A
PROVISIONS OF SUBSTANTIVE CRIMINAL LAW

2. SPECIAL PART

Article 8
Crimes against humanity
2. In cases of the crimes proscribed in subpar. (b)-(i) of the preceding par., if they result to
the death of a person, the following sentences shall be imposed:
(aa) instead of a term of incarceration of at least ten years, the penalty of life imprisonment and

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:

shall be sentenced in the case of subpar. (a) to life imprisonment and in the rest of the cases to a term of incarceration of 10 years minimum (10-20 years).

PART A
PROVISIONS OF SUBSTANTIVE CRIMINAL LAW

2. SPECIAL PART

Art. 11
War crimes against humanitarian operations and distinctive emblems

2. Anyone who, in the context of an international or non international armed conflict makes
improper use of a flag of truce, of the flag or the military insignia and uniform of the United Nations, as well as of the distinctive emblems of the Geneva Conventions and by this way commits willful killing, shall be sentenced to life imprisonment.