Book Two : Specific Provisions
Title Twelvequater : Common Provisions for Title Twelvebis and Title Twelveter
Art. 264n
The prosecution of offences under Title Twelvebis, Title Twelveter and under Article 264k does not require authorisation in accordance with any of the following provisions :
a. Article 7 paragraph 2 letter b of the Criminal Procedure Code ;
b. Article 14 and 15 of the Government Liability Act of 14 March 1958 ;
c. Article 17 of the Parliament Act of 13 December 2002 ;
d. Article 61a of the Government and Administration Organisation Act of 21 March 1997;
e. Article 11 of the Federal Supreme Court Act of 17 June 2005 ;
f. Article 12 of the Federal Administrative Court Act of 17 June 2005 ;
g. Article 16 of the Patent Court Act of 20. March 2009 ;
h. Article 50 of the Criminal Justice Authorities Act of 19 March 2010.
1. This Statute shall apply equally to all persons without any distinction based on official capacity. In particular, official capacity as a Head of State or Government, a member of a Government or parliament, an elected representative or a government official shall in no case exempt a person from criminal responsibility under this Statute, nor shall it, in and of itself, constitute a ground for reduction of sentence.
2. Immunities or special procedural rules which may attach to the official capacity of a person, whether under national or international law, shall not bar the Court from exercising its jurisdiction over such a person.