Tajikistan

Criminal Code of the Republic of Tajikistan (Excerpt)

GENERAL PART

SECTION II. CRIME

CHAPTER 8. Circumstances Excluding Criminality of Acts

Article 43. Physical or Mental Coercion

(1) Any injury to the interests protected by the present Code in the course of physical or mental coercion if a person couldn't direct his acts in consequence of such coercion, shall not be deemed to be a crime.

(2) The question of criminal liability for injuring interests protected by the present Code in the course of physical and mental coercion, in consequence of which a person had the possibility to direct his acts, is decided with regard to the provision of Article 42 of the present Code.

Keywords

Duress - national proceedings



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