CONVENTION

of December 16, 1970

About fight against illegal hijacking of aircrafts

STATES PARTICIPANTS OF THIS CONVENTION,

CONSIDERING that acts of illegal capture or control over the aircraft which is in flight threaten safety of persons and property, seriously break air traffic and undermine belief of people of the world in safety of civil aviation,

CONSIDERING that availability of such acts causes serious concern,

CONSIDERING that for the purpose of prevention of such acts there is imperative need to provide acceptance of adequate measures for punishment of criminals,

AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

1. Any person commits crime if this person illegally and purposely seizes the aircraft which is in operation or exercises over it control by violence, either threats of use of violence, or any other form of intimidation, or by means of any technical means.

2. Any person also commits crime if this person:

a) threatens to commit the crime specified in Item 1 of this Article; or

b) illegally and purposely causes receipt of making of such crime by any person of threat,

under the circumstances testimonial of the fact that the threat is real.

3. Any person also commits crime if this person:

a) tries to commit the crime specified in Item 1 of this Article; or

b) will organize other persons or directs them for the purpose of making any of the crimes specified in Items 1, 2 or 3 and) this Article; or

c) participates as the accomplice in the crime specified in Items 1, 2 or 3 and) this Article; or

d) illegally and purposely helps other person to avoid investigation, prosecution and punishment, knowing that this person made the act which is the crime specified in Items 1, of 2, of 3 a), 3 b) or 3 c) of this Article or that this person is searched by law enforcement agencies for criminal prosecution for such crime or are condemned for such crime.

4. Each State Party also recognizes as criminal, irrespective of the actual making or attempt of making of any of the crimes specified in Items 1 or 2 of this Article both or one of the following acts when they are made intentionally:

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