Definition
(1) A person who incites another to commit an offence shall be subject to the penalty
appropriate to the offence that is committed.
(2) Where there is incitement to offend by using influence arising from a direct-descendent
or direct-antecedent relationship, the penalty of the instigator shall be increased by onethird
to one half. Where there is incitement of a minor, a direct-descendant or directantecedent
relationship is not necessary for the application of this paragraph.
(3) Where the identity of the instigator is not known and if the offender plays a role in the
identification of the instigator, or other accomplice, he shall be sentenced to a penalty of
imprisonment for a term of twenty to twenty-five years if the offence committed requires
aggravated life imprisonment and to a term of imprisonment of fifteen years to twenty
years if the offence committed requires life imprisonment. Otherwise the penalty to be
imposed may be reduced of one-third.