[241A “Gross human rights abuse or violation”]
Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (2002 c 29) | Legislation

[241A  “Gross human rights abuse or violation”]

[(1)     Conduct constitutes the commission of a gross human rights abuse or violation if each of the following three conditions is met.

(2)     The first condition is that—

(a)     the conduct constitutes the torture of a person who has sought—

(i)     to expose illegal activity carried out by a public official or a person acting in an official capacity, or

(ii)     to obtain, exercise, defend or promote human rights and fundamental freedoms, or

(b)     the conduct otherwise involves the cruel, inhuman

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