Section 70: Saving for offences amounting to high treason
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70. Saving for offences amounting to high treason
II est toutefois entendu que rien Nothing in sections 62 to 71 shall
de ce qui est contenu dans les sec- prevent any crime specified in these
tions 62 à 71 ne pourra empêcher sections from being considered and
qu’aucun des crimes qui y sont pré- punished as a crime of high treason
vus, ne soit considéré et puni com- according to the circumstances with
me crime de haute trahison, selon which it may be attended.
les circonstances dont il serait
accompagné.
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Questions this section answers
- Can an act already covered by another section still be charged as high treason?