Ghana

Criminal Code, 1960 (Act 29)

PART I—GENERAL PROVISIONS

CHAPTER 4—ABETMENT AND CONSPIRACY

Section 23—Conspiracy.

(1) If two or more persons agree or act together with a common purpose for or in committing or abetting a crime, whether with or without any previous concert or deliberation, each of them is guilty of conspiracy to commit or abet that crime, as the case may be.

(2) A person within the jurisdiction of the Courts, can be guilty of conspiracy by agreeing with another person who is beyond the jurisdiction, for the commission of abetment of any crime to be committed by them or either of them, or by any other person, either within or beyond the jurisdiction; and for the purposes of this subsection as to a crime to be committed beyond the jurisdiction, 'crime' means any act which, if done within the jurisdiction, would be a crime under this Code or under any other enactment.

Keywords

Individual criminal responsibility
Common purpose
Conspiracy
Contribution
Joint commission



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