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Circular of the Prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Greece on the crime of article 285 of the Hellenic Penal Code in relation to COVID-19

3/12/2020

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Article 285 of the Greek Penal Code contains a provision termed Violation of measures to prevent epidemics.


According to paragraph 1 of Article 285,  a person who violates measure against the intrusion or dissemination of a contagious disease (epidemic) is punished a. with imprisonment of up to 3 years and a fine if danger for animals has resulted and a maximum  penalty of up to 10 years imprisonment and a fine if the danger has resulted for humans.
According to paragraph 2 the same prison terms are imposed if the disease transmitted as a result of the breach/violation.
According to paragraph 3 if the breach resulted in the death of another person the prison term is minimum 10 years imprisonment and a life sentence if the violation resulted in the death of a large amount of persons.
Paragraph 4 provides inter alia that a violation due to negligence results to a prison term of up to two years and a fine.

The Prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Greece stresses out to regional prosecutors in the Courts of Appeals and Courts of First Instance in Greece, the importance of their duty to interfere when such violations occur, by virtue of Circular 4/2020 published today on the 12th of March 2020.




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Sumita link
3/17/2020 13:56:31

Is it possible for me to share this useful summary (with link and acknowledgement to source) on some social media pages where we are providing information about COVID- 19

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Ioannis Valmas link
3/17/2020 14:31:18

Dear Sumita,
You can indeed share the info and we would be grateful if you notified us when doing so at: info@athenslawoffice.com
Best regards,
Ioannis

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