Laundering of proceeds of other serious crimes considered a criminal offence

Money laundering was considered a serious offence in most countries (86 per cent), as well as an extraditable offence (70 per cent).

Money laundering was considered a serious offence in most countries (86 per cent), as well as an extraditable offence (70 per cent).

It was important to send the message to society that violence against women was a serious criminal offence deserving serious punishment.

A new power was introduced to prevent a person accused of a serious personal violence offence who had previously been convicted of a serious personal violence offence from being granted bail, other than in exceptional circumstances.

Non payment of maternity leave is a serious offence and is penalized by a monetary fine.

Non compensation of salary during childbirth leave is a serious offence and is subject to fines.

2. Serious crime means conduct constituting a criminal offence punishable by a maximum deprivation of liberty of at least years, or more serious penalty.

The abovementioned provisions must be read in conjunction with the Penal Code Sections 147 a, which makes it a serious criminal offence to commit a terrorist act, and 147 b, which makes it a serious criminal offence to finance terrorism.

Any person also commits an offence if that person makes a credible and serious threat to commit an offence as set forth in paragraph 1 of the present article.

(b) Serious crime shall mean conduct constituting an offence punishable by a maximum deprivation of liberty of at least four years or a more serious penalty

If the offence is committed more than once or causes serious or very serious consequences, the offenders shall be sentenced to between five and twelve years of imprisonment.

Any serious criminal offence of mercenary activity required a specific intention to commit or knowledge of the criminal activity.

No offence. No offence.

The report concluded that international trafficking in minors was a serious criminal offence committed primarily by criminal organizations with international connections.

In cases there was a serious bodily injury, serious imperilment of health, or death of a pregnant woman, this offence is punishable with a prison sentence of six months up to five years.

It also provides that serious injury to the national economy resulting from such an act shall be an aggravating factor in the offence.

be activated in cases of injury, which is considered to be a most serious offence, in addition to the criminal proceedings which the prosecutor may initiate if there are good reasons to believe an offence has been committed.

With the increase in the number of sexual offence cases being reported, the age of the victims is becoming a matter of serious concern.

The same law establishes that non observance of these regulations is a very serious offence, punishable by a fine of 7,000,001 to 100,000,000 pesetas.

And rightly so, since the offence of trafficking in human beings is one of the most serious offences in the Dutch Criminal Code (Article 250a).

Under the same rules, ill treatment of detainees is considered to be a serious offence, and it is for the Director to decide on appropriate punishment.

The Constitutional Court held that the unconstitutionality of the Chairman s actions, specifically, suspending the execution of certain decisions, was sufficient to constitute a serious criminal offence.

For the purposes of extradition between States Parties, the offence of enforced disappearance shall not be regarded as a political offence or as an offence connected with a political offence or as an offence inspired by political motives.

1. Reaffirms that hostage taking, wherever and by whomever committed, is a serious offence aimed at the destruction of human rights and is, under any circumstances, unjustifiable

A person charged with a serious criminal offence is automatically granted legal aid unless that person is able to retain the services of a private legal practitioner.

(5) The offence for which extradition is requested is a military offence

Most reporting States (86 per cent, compared with 85 per cent for the second reporting period) indicated that money laundering was considered a serious offence in their jurisdictions.

For that reason, the State party sees aggravated robbery involving the use of a firearm as a serious offence, whether or not a person is injured or killed.

1. The Convention shall apply to serious crime when the circumstances provide reasonable grounds to believe that a criminal organization was involved in the commission of an offence.

There's no offence.

No offence, Annie.

Accordingly, a request for extradition or for mutual legal assistance based on such an offence may not be refused on the sole ground that it concerns a political offence or an offence connected with a political offence or an offence inspired by political motives.

International cooperation is difficult to achieve where there is a serious variance between the sentence imposable in the country of the offence and in the country of the offender.

13. States should be required to assume powers to freeze and confiscate proceeds and instrumentalities of appropriate serious crimes, regardless of whether the predicate offence is organized or transnational.

1. For the purposes of extradition between States Parties, the offence of enforced disappearance shall not be regarded as a political offence or as an offence connected with a political offence or as an offence inspired by political motives. Accordingly, a request for extradition based on such an offence may not be refused on these grounds alone.

The Committee welcomes the Act of 19 July 1997, which supplements the Criminal Code by making racism a more serious offence and criminalizing revisionism and other acts based on discrimination.

218. The Committee expressed serious concerns about case law in Belgium which interprets as a press offence any written material containing a criminal expression which is printed, reproduced and distributed.

(c) The offence is

Offence of terrorist act.

Definitions of the offence

No offence, Doc. No.

No offence, of course.

Otherwise I'll take offence.

Where an offence is ongoing, the Act deems each day to constitute a separate offence.