Law No. (7) of 2000 amending some provisions of Law No. (6) of 1423 FBP on qisas (retribution) and diyya (blood money) provisions

Law No. (7) of 2000

amending some provisions of Law No. (6) of 1423 FBP on qisas (retribution) and diyya (blood money) provisions

The General People’s Congress

• In execution of the resolutions adopted by Basic People’s Congresses in their general annual session of 1429 FBP;

Upon review of:

• The Declaration on the Establishment of the Authority of the People;
• The Penal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure, and the supplementary laws thereof;
• Law No. (6) of 1423 FBP on qisas (retribution) and diyya (blood money) provisions;
• Law No. (1) of 1430 FBP on the work system of People’s Congresses and People’s Committees;

formulated the following law:

Article (1)

Article (1) of Law No. (6) of 1423 FBP on qisas (retribution) and diyya (blood money) provisions shall be replaced with the following text:

Article (1)

Intentional Homicide

The death penalty shall be imposed as retribution against any person who commits intentional homicide. In the event of amnesty to which such person is entitled, the penalty shall be life imprisonment and the payment of diyya (blood money).

Amnesty shall be submitted to the Prosecutor General if it occurs after issuance of the final judgment and before execution. In this case, the Prosecutor General shall refer the same to the court that issued the judgment to punish the perpetrator with the imprisonment penalty stipulated by the foregoing paragraph.

Article (2)

A new article titled Article (3) bis shall be added to Law No. (6) of 1423 FBP as follows:

Article (3) bis

Diyya

The financial value of diyya shall be set at the amount accepted by the avenger of blood.

Article (3)

This law shall be published in the Official Gazette. It shall enter into force from its date of publication.

General People’s Congress – Libya

Issued in Sirte

On 25 Dhu al-Qaada 1409 FDP

Corresponding to 1 March 1430 FBP