Singapore

Geneva Conventions Act

PART II
PUNISHMENT OF OFFENDERS AGAINST CONVENTIONS

Appeals by protected persons
6.—(1) A protected prisoner of war or a protected internee who has been convicted and sentenced to death or to imprisonment for a term of 2 years or more may appeal against the conviction and sentence imposed upon him.

(2) Notwithstanding section 45(1) of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act [Cap. 322], notice of an appeal undersubsection (1) shall be given not later than 10 days after the date on which the protected person receives a notice given —

(a) in the case of a protected prisoner of war, by an officer of the Singapore Armed Forces; or

(b) in the case of a protected internee, by or on behalf of the governor of the prison in which he is confined,

that the Protecting Power has been notified of his conviction and sentence.

Keywords

Appeal against decision of acquittal or conviction or against sentence - national proceedings



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