Unlawful confinement - IAC

Moldova, Republic of

Moldova - Criminal Code 2002 (2009) EN

SPECIAL PART

Chapter I
CRIMES AGAINST THE PEACE AND SECURITY OF HUMANITY, WAR CRIMES

Article 137. Inhumane Treatment

(2) The commission of one of the following acts against the persons specified in par. (1) :

a) forced entry into military service in the armed forces of the enemy ;
b) taking hostages ;
c) deportation ;
d) unlawful displacement or confinement ;
e) conviction by an illegal court without a preliminary hearing and without observing the fundamental legal guarantees provided by law,
shall be punished by imprisonment for 12 to 20 years.

Rome Statute

Article 8 War crimes

2. For the purpose of this Statute, ‘war crimes’ means:

(a) Grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, namely, any of the following acts against persons or property protected under the provisions of the relevant Geneva Convention:

(vii) Unlawful deportation or transfer or unlawful confinement;