Lesotho

Penal Code Act, 2010

PART II - GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL LIABILITY

Shared intention or common purpose
26. (1) Where two or more persons share a common intention or purpose to pursue an unlawful purpose together, and in the pursuit of such purpose an offence is committed, then each party to the common intention is deemed to have committed the offence.

(2) There shall be no conviction in the circumstances under subsection (1) if it cannot be proved that the accused person could reasonably have been expected to have foreseen the commission of the offence.

Keywords

Common purpose
Mental element
Intent - national proceedings



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