Book 5: Implementation
Section 2: The Execution 285-293
Article 285
A. The person condemned to death is placed in prison until steps have been taken for carrying out the sentence.
B. The death sentence is only carried out on a decree of the Republic in accordance with the provisions of the following articles
Book 5: Implementation
Section 2: The Execution 285-293
Article 288
The sentence of death is carried out by hanging within the prison, or any other place in accordance with the law after the issue of the decree of the President of the Republic for the sentence to be carried
out in accordance with Article 28697. The execution is witnessed by the Implementation Board, comprising a Misdemeanour Court judge, a member of the Public Prosecution, if available, a representative of the Ministry of the Interior, the director of the prison and the prison doctor, or any other doctor delegated by the Ministry of Health. The accused's legal representative is excused from attendance if he so requests
1. Subject to article 110, the Court may impose one of the following penalties on a person convicted of a crime referred to in article 5 of this Statute:
(a) Imprisonment for a specified number of years, which may not exceed a maximum of 30 years; or
(b) A term of life imprisonment when justified by the extreme gravity of the crime and the individual circumstances of the convicted person.
2. In addition to imprisonment, the Court may order:
(a) A fine under the criteria provided for in the Rules of Procedure and Evidence;
(b) A forfeiture of proceeds, property and assets derived directly or indirectly from that crime, without prejudice to the rights of bona fide third parties.