Turkey

Criminal Code

SECOND VOLUME
Special Provisions

FIRST CHAPTER
International Offenses

FIRST SECTION
Genocide and Offenses against Humanity

Offenses against Humanity

ARTICLE 77-(1) Execution of any one of the following acts systematically under a plan against a sector of a community for political, philosophical, racial or religious reasons, creates the legal consequence of an offenses against humanity.

a) Voluntary manslaughter,
b) To act with the intension of giving injury to another person,
c) Torturing, infliction of severe suffering, or forcing a person to live as a slave,
d) To restrict freedom,
e) To make a person to be subject to scientific researches/tests
f) Sexual harassment, child molestation,
g) Forced pregnancy
h) Forced prostitution

(2) In case of execution of the act mentioned in paragraph (a) of first subsection, the convict is sentenced to heavy imprisonment; in case of commission of offenses listed in other paragraphs, the convict is sentenced to imprisonment not less than eight years. However, if the offense is caused by voluntary manslaughter or intentional injury of a person, then the provisions relating to physical joinder are applied in consideration of number of victims.

(3) The court may adjudicate imposition of security precautions upon the legal entities due to such offenses,

(4) These offenses are not subject to statute of limitation.

Keywords

Crimes against humanity



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