Abetting

Botswana

Botswana - Geneva Convention Act 1970 EN

An Act to enable effect to be given in Botswana to certain international conventions made at Geneva on the 12th of August, 1949, and for purposes connected therewith.

Punishment of Offenders Against Conventions

3. (1) Any person, whatever his nationality, who, whether in or outside Botswana,commits, or aids, abets or procures the commission by any other person of, any such grave breach of any of the
scheduled conventions as is referred to in the following articles respectively of those conventions, that is to say-

Botswana - Penal Code 1964 (2005) EN

PENAL CODE OF BOTSWANA

PART I - General Provisions

Parties to Offences (ss 21-24)

21.Principal offenders
(1) When an offence is committed, each of the following persons is deemed to have taken part in committing the offence and to be guilty of the offence, and may be charged with actually Committing it, that is to say-

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(b) every person who does or omits to do any act for the purpose of enabling or aiding another person to commit the offence;

PENAL CODE OF BOTSWANA

PART I - General Provisions

Parties to Offences (ss 21-24)

21.Principal offenders
(1) When an offence is committed, each of the following persons is deemed to have taken part in committing the offence and to be guilty of the offence, and may be charged with actually Committing it, that is to say-

...
(c) every person who aids or abets another person in committing the offence;

Rome Statute

Article 25 Individual criminal responsibility

3. In accordance with this Statute, a person shall be criminally responsible and liable for punishment for a crime within the jurisdiction of the Court if that person:

(c) For the purpose of facilitating the commission of such a crime, aids, abets or otherwise assists in its commission or its attempted commission, including providing the means for its commission;