Lesotho

Penal Code Act, 2010

PART I - GENERAL PRINCIPLES

Double Jeopardy
5. A person cannot be tried or punished twice under the provisions of this Code for the same act or omission, except in the case where the act or omission is such that by means thereof he or she causes the death of another person, in which case he or she may be convicted of the offence of which he or she is guilty by reason of causing such death, notwithstanding that he or she has already been convicted of some other offence constituted by the act or omission.

Keywords

Ne bis in idem



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