Section 2, The Geneva Conventions Act, 2012

(1) A person of whatever nationality commits an offenceif that person, whether within or outside Sierra Leone commits, aids abets or procures any other person to commit a grave breach specified in– (a) article 50 of the First Geneva Convention; (b) article 51 of the Second Geneva Convention; No. 14 Geneva Conventions Act 2012 No. 14 Geneva Conventions Act 20124 5 Jurisdiction of Courts. Responsibility of commanders and other superiors. (c) article 130 of the Third Geneva Convention; (d) article 147 of the Fourth Geneva Convention; (e) paragraph 4 of article 11 or paragraph 2, 3, or 4 of Article 85 of the First Protocol. (2) A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable on conviction– (a) in the case of a grave breach which involves the willful killing of a person protected by the relevant Convention or Protocol to imprisonment for life; (b) in the case of any other grave breach, to imprisonment for a term not less than 10 years and not exceeding twenty five years. (3) A person who in Sierra Leone commits , abets, aids or procures any other person to commit a breach of the Conventions or Protocols not covered under subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not less than 10 years and not exceeding twenty five years. (4) A citizen of Sierra Leone who outside Sierra Leone , commits or aids, abets or procures the commission by another person of a breach of any of the Conventions or Protocols not covered under subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not less than 10 years and not exceeding 25 years. (5) Where a person commits an offence under this section outside Sierra Leone, that person may be tried and punished as if the offence was committed in Sierra Leone.