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Statutes > Missouri > T05 > C040 > 40_355Hostile forces, capture--conduct improper--court-martial.
40.355. Any person subject to sections 40.005 to 40.490shall be punished as a court-martial may direct who, while in thehands of a hostile force in time of war or civil disturbance:
(1) For the purpose of securing favorable treatment by theperson's captors, acts without proper authority in a mannercontrary to law, custom, or regulation, to the detriment ofothers of whatever nationality held by a hostile force ascivilian or military prisoners; or
(2) While in a position of authority over such personsmaltreats them without justifiable cause.
(L. 1984 H.B. 1035 § 106)
