The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Criminal Code

SPECIAL PART

34. CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY AND INTERNATIONAL LAW

Abuse of international signs

Article 416

(1) A person who abuses or without authorization carries the flag or the sign of the Organization of the United Nations, or the signs or flag of the Red Cross, or signs that correspond to them, international telecommunication signs, signs of cultural heritage or other acknowledged international signs with which certain facilities are marked, shall be punished with imprisonment of three months to three years.

(2) The sentence stipulated in paragraph 1 shall be also imposed to one that misusing truth flag, war signs or uniform of the enemy will cause death or severe body injury to some person.

(3) A person, who commits the crime from item 1 and 2 in a zone of military operations, shall be punished with imprisonment of six months to five years.

Keywords

War crimes
Improper use of a flag of truce - IAC
Improper use of the flag of the enemy - IAC
Improper use of the emblems of the Geneva Conventions - IAC
Improper use of the flag of the United Nations - IAC
Improper use of the military insignia and uniform of the enemy - IAC
Improper use of the military insignia and uniform of the United Nations - IAC
National penalties - war crimes
National penalties - maximum penalty



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