1057 PART 11 — OTHER OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER Inciting to mutiny 72.—(1) A person commits an offence if he or she attempts to— (a) (b) (c) seduce any person serving in the military forces of Fiji or any police officer from his or her duty and allegiance to Fiji; or incite any such persons to commit an act of mutiny or any traitorous or mutinous act; or incite any such persons to make or endeavour to make a mutinous assembly. Penalty — Imprisonment for 15 years. (2) The offences under sub-section (1) are indictable offences which are triable summarily. Aiding soldiers or police in act of mutiny 73. A person commits a summary offence if he or she— (a) (b) aids, abets, or is accessory to, any act of mutiny by any non-commissioned officer or private of the military forces of Fiji or any police officer; or incites any person named in paragraph (a) to sedition or to disobedience to any lawful order given by a superior officer. Penalty — Imprisonment for 5 years. Inducing soldier or police to desert 74. A person commits a summary offence if he or she, by any means (directly or indirectly)— (a) (b) (c) procures or persuades or attempts to procure or persuade any non-commissioned officer or private of the Fiji military forces or any police officer to desert; or aids, abets, or is accessory to the desertion of any person named in paragraph (a); or having reason to believe a person named in paragraph (a) is a deserter and he or she harbours or aids in concealing the person. Penalty — Imprisonment for 5 years. Aiding prisoners of war to escape 75. A person commits a summary offence if he or she aids an alien enemy, being a prisoner of war in Fiji— (a) (b) to escape from prison or a place of confinement; or if the prisoner of war is at large on parole, to escape from Fiji. Penalty — Imprisonment for 5 years. PART 12 — OFFENCES AGAINST THE INTERNATIONAL ORDER Division 1 — Purpose of this Part Purpose of this Part and definition of Covenant 76.—(1) The purpose of this Part is to create certain offences that are of international concern and certain related offences. (2) Any law providing for the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court in Fiji is to be complementary to the jurisdiction of Fiji with respect to offences in this Division (and any other law prescribing such offences) that are also crimes within the jurisdiction of that Court. (3) Accordingly, any law which makes provision for the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court shall not affect the primacy of Fiji’s right to exercise its jurisdiction with respect to offences created by this Division (and any other law prescribing offences against humanity or war crimes) that are also crimes within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court. (4) “Covenant” means the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

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