Chapter 2c (780/2005)
Imprisonment and combination sentence (800/2017)
Conditional release
Section 11 (800/2017)
Combination sentence
The prerequisites for the imposition of a combination sentence are that:
1) the perpetrator is sentenced to a fixed-term sentence of imprisonment of at least three years
for murder, manslaughter, killing, aggravated assault, aggravated rape, aggravated sexual abuse
of a child, aggravated rape of a child, aggravated robbery, aggravated criminal mischief, genocide,
crime against humanity, aggravated crime against humanity, crime of aggression, war crime,
aggravated war crime, torture, aggravated trafficking in human beings, hostage taking,
aggravated endangerment of health, nuclear device offence, hijacking, an offence committed with
a terrorist intent, or an attempt at or complicity in such an offence, (486/2019)
Chapter 8 (297/2003)
Limitation
Section 10 (297/2003)
Lapse of an imposed sentence of imprisonment
A fixed-term sentence of imprisonment imposed for genocide, a crime against humanity, an aggravated crime against humanity, a crime of aggression, a war crime or an aggravated war crime and a sentence of life imprisonment shall not lapse. (1718/2015)
Chapter 11 (212/2008)
War crimes and crimes against humanity
Section 1 (212/2008)
Genocide
A person who, for the purpose of entirely or partially destroying a national, ethnical, racial or religious group or another comparable group,
1) kills members of the group,
2) causes serious bodily or mental illness or injuries to members of the group,
3) inflicts on the group conditions of life that can bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part,
4) imposes forcible measures intended to prevent births within the group, or
5) forcibly transfers children from one group to another shall be sentenced for genocide to imprisonment for at least four years or for life.
An attempt is punishable.
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.