Section 28. Special personal characteristics

(1) If the accessory (accessory before the fact or aider and abettor) does not possess those special personal characteristics (§ 14(l)) on which the criminal responsibility of the perpetrator is founded, his punishment shall be reduced in accordance with the provisions of § 49(i).
(2) If a statute provides that special personal characteristics aggravate, mitigate or exclude punishment, this shall be construed to refer only to the parties (perpetrators or accessories) to whom they pertain.


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