Fiji

Crimes Decree 2009 (decree No. 44 of 2009)

CHAPTER III — CRIMINAL OFFENCES

PART 12 — OFFENCES AGAINST THE INTERNATIONAL ORDER

Division 3 — Crimes Against Humanity

Crime against humanity—enforced disappearance of persons

95.— (1) A person (the perpetrator ) commits an indictable offence if—

(a) the perpetrator arrests, detains or abducts one or more persons ; and
(b) the arrest, detention or abduction is carried out by, or with the authorisation, support or acquiescence of, the government of a country or a political organisation ; and
(c) the perpetrator intends to remove the person or persons from the protection of the law for a prolonged period of time ; and
(d) the perpetrator’s conduct is committed intentionally or knowingly as part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against a civilian population ; and
(e) after the arrest, detention or abduction, the government or organisation refuses to acknowledge the deprivation of freedom of, or to give information on the fate or whereabouts of, the person or persons.

Penalty — Imprisonment for 17 years.

Keywords

National penalties - crimes against humanity
National penalties - maximum penalty



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