LOI NO 08/1983 DU 10 MARS 1983 MODIFIANT ET COMPLETANT LE CHAPITRE PREMIER DU TITLE III DU LIVRE II DU CODE PENAL — Rwanda law | Esheria

LOI NO 08/1983 DU 10 MARS 1983 MODIFIANT ET COMPLETANT LE CHAPITRE PREMIER DU TITLE III DU LIVRE II DU CODE PENAL

This article inserts a new section titled "armed robbery" in Chapter I of Title III of Book II of the Criminal Code.

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Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Instrument
Act or statute
Status
Not in force
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Undated source snapshot
Language
mul
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effective date legislative amendment offences offences and penalties publication theft/robbery

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This article inserts a new section titled "armed robbery" in Chapter I of Title III of Book II of the Criminal Code. Theft is punished more severely if the offender had a weapon nearby, if the theft was committed in an inhabited house or its dependencies, and, for the combined aggravating circumstances in Article 403 ter, it can attract life imprisonment or the death penalty. This article repeals specified provisions of the Penal Code. The law enters into force on the day it is published in the Official Gazette of Rwanda.