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Genocide
Cap. 110, s. 2 · Revised Edition 2020
(1) A person commits an offence of genocide if he commits any act falling within the definition of “genocide” in Article II of the Genocide Convention as set out in the Schedule.
(2) Any person who attempts, conspires or incites any person to commit the offence of genocide is guilty of an offence and is liable to punishment as provided in subsection
(3)(b) of this section.
(3) A person found guilty of an offence of genocide shall on conviction on indictment,
(a) if the offence consists of the killing of any person, be liable to be sentenced to death;
(b) in any other case, be liable to a term of imprisonment not exceeding fifteen years.
(4) The offence of genocide shall be triable solely on indictment.
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