128. Presentation of the Federal Chancellor on the scope of the Convention on the Prevention, Prosecution and Punishment of Crimes against Persons Protected by International Law, including Diplomats

According to communications from the Secretary-General of the United Nations, the following other States have their instruments of accession to the Convention on the Prevention, Prosecution and Punishment of Crime against Persons Protected under International Law, including Diplomats (BGBl. No 488/1977, last proclamation of the BGBl area. III No 160/2005):

States:	Date of deposit of the instrument of accession:
Bahrain	16 September 2005
Fiji	15 May 2008
Guyana	12 September 2007
Cambodia	27 July 2006
Kiribati	15 September 2005
Luxembourg	10 May 2006
Sao Tomé and Principe	12 April 2006
Senegal	7 April 2006
Singapore	2 May 2008
St. Kitts and Nevis	28 July 2008
Thailand	23 February 2007
Central African Republic	19 February 2008

On the occasion of the deposit of their instrument of accession, the following states have declared the following reservations, or Statements made:

Luxembourg:

The courts of Luxembourg are in charge of the application of the Convention and the Luxembourg criminal law is applied to the offences referred to in Article 2 of the Convention if the suspected offender is located in Luxembourg territory and was not extradited to another state, regardless of the citizenship of the suspected perpetrator, as well as the place where the act was carried out.

Singapore:

Explanation:

The Republic of Singapore understands Article 7 (1) of the Convention to the effect that it includes the right of the competent authorities to decide not to submit a specific case of prosecution to the judicial authorities, if: the suspected offender is subject to the national security and security custody rights.

Reservation:

In accordance with Article 13 (2) of the Convention, the Republic of Singapore declares that it will not be bound by Article 13 (1) of the Convention.

Thailand:

	1. In application of Article 8 (3) of the Convention, extradition shall be limited to offences subject to such criminal acts which, in accordance with Thai law, are punishable by a custodial sentence of not less than one year , and are subject to the procedural provisions and other conditions of Thai legislation on extradition.
	2. The Kingdom of Thailand does not consider itself bound by Article 13 (1) of the Convention.

According to other communications from the Secretary-General, the following States have withdrawn the reservation declared on the occasion of the deposit of their instrument of ratification in accordance with Article 13 (2):

Poland 1 on the 16th October 1997

Romania 1 19 September 2007

Russian Federation 2 1 May 2007.

Montenegro also has 23. On 3 October 2006, it was declared that the Convention should continue to be bound by the Convention.

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