International Commission of Jurists

Law on Counter Terrorism, Articles 29 to 34 (2007)

Jul 10, 2007

Chapter 4. Crimes Against Internationally Protected Persons

Part 1. Interpretation

Article 29. Definition

Terminology in this Law:

An internationally protected person means as follows:

  1. Head of State;
  2. a member of an institution who implements the function of the Head of State in accordance with the Constitution of the State;
  3. a Head of Government or a Minister for Foreign Affairs whenever the Head of Government or Minister is in a foreign State;
  4. members of the family of the Head of Government or the Minister for Foreign Affairs that accompany him or her to the foreign State;
  5. a representative or official of a State if, at the time when, and in the place where, an offence is committed in relation to the representative or official under this Chapter, he or she is entitled under international law to special protection from an attack on his or her person, freedom or dignity;
  6. members of the family of a representative or official mentioned in subparagraph (e) forming part of his or her household.

Part 2. Offences

Article 30. Murder of an internationally protected person or other attack on an internationally protected person

(2)      A person who intentionally commits any other attack upon an internationally protected person shall be punished as follows:

  1.  imprisonment for a period of between 15 years and 30 years if the attack causes death to the victim unintentionally;
  2.  in any other case imprisonment for a period of between 7 years and 15 years.

Article 31. Kidnapping, detaining, or attacking the liberty of an internationally protected person

  1. A person who intentionally kidnaps an internationally protected person shall be punished to imprisonment for a period of between 10 years and 20 years.
  2. A person who intentionally commits any other attack on the liberty of an internationally protected person shall be punished to imprisonment for a period of between 5 years and 10 years

Article 32. Attacks on the official premises, private accommodation or means of transport of internationally protected persons

A person who intentionally attacks on any official premises, private accommodation or means of transport of an internationally protected person, or any other premises or property in or upon which an internationally protected person is present that is likely to endanger the person or liberty of the internationally protected person shall be punished to imprisonment for a period of between 5 years and 10 years.

Article 33. Threats to commit offences against internationally protected persons

A person who threatens to commit an offence under this Chapter shall be punished to imprisonment for a period of between 5 years and 10 years.

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Chapter 5. Taking of Hostages

Article 34. Taking a hostage

  1. Hostage taking is constituted by seizing or detaining a person with the threat to kill or to injure, or to continue to detain a hostage with the intention of compelling a legislative, executive or judicial institution in the Kingdom of Cambodia or in a foreign State, or an international intergovernmental organisation, or any other person or group of persons, to do or to refrain from doing any act as an explicit or implicit condition for the release of the hostage.
  2. Acts of taking a hostage shall be punished to imprisonment for a period of between 20 years and 30 years or life imprisonment.

link to full text of the Law on Counter-Terrorism: Cambodia-Law on Counter Terrorism-2007-eng

 

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