. cle 37, 38 or 39 of the Council of Europe convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, female genital mutilation, (9) sections 7, 7(a), 8 or 8(a) of Chapter 30 and even if these provisions are applied on the basis of section 14 of said Chapter, or (10) sections 1 - 4 or 4(a) of Chapter 40, if the offender is a member of Parliament, a foreign public official or a member of a foreign parliament. (376/2015) Section 12 - Prosecution order by the Prosecutor-General (205/1997) (1) A criminal case may not be investigated in Finland without a prosecution order by the Prosecutor-General, where (1) the offence was committed abroad, or (2) a foreigner has committed an offence on board a foreign vessel when the vessel was in Finnish territorial waters or on board a foreign aircraft when the aircraft was in Finnish air space and the offence was not directed at Finland, a Finnish citizen, a foreigner permanently resident in Finland or a Finnish corporation, foundation or other legal entity. (2) However, the order by the Prosecutor-General is not be required, if (1) the offence was committed by a Finnish citizen or a person who, under section 6, is equivalent to a Finnish citizen and it was directed at Finland, a Finnish citizen, a foreigner permanently resident in Finland, or a Finnish corporation, foundation or other legal entity, (2) the offence was committed in Denmark, Iceland, Norway or Sweden and the competent public prosecutor of the place of commission has requested that the offence be tried in a Finnish court (441/2011), (3) the offence was committed aboard a Finnish vessel while on the high seas or in territory not belonging to any State or aboard a Finnish aircraft while it was in or over such territory, (4) the offence was committed aboard a vessel or aircraft while it was in scheduled traffic between points in Finland or between a point in Finland and a point in Denmark, Iceland, Norway or Sweden, (5) the offence is to be tried as a criminal case in accordance with the Military Court Procedure Act (326/1983), or (6) there is a statutory provision to the effect that the President of the Republic or Parliament is to order any charges to be brought. Section 13 - Foreign judgment (626/1996) (1) Charges may not be brought in Finland if a judgment has already been passed and has become final in the State where the act was committed or in another member state of the European Union and (1) the charge was dismissed,