Chapter 6. MISCELLANEOUS AND FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 18:
No interest can justify committing crimes provided for by this law. The official status of an accused at the time of committing a crime shall not exempt him or her from his or her criminal liability and shall not be a reason to benefit from mitigating circumstances.
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.