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Practice Relating to Rule 158. Prosecution of War Crimes
Section A. General
III. Military Manuals
The Dominican Republic’s Military Manual (1980) reminds soldiers that they “may be tried and convicted for crimes committed in combat even after they have left the service. Furthermore, criminal acts may make your mission harder and thereby endanger your life.” 
Dominican Republic, La Conducta en Combate según las Leyes de la Guerra, Escuela Superior de las FF. AA. “General de Brigada Pablo Duarte”, Secretaría de Estado de las Fuerzas Armadas, May 1980, p. 12.
IV. National Legislation
The Dominican Republic’s Code of Military Justice (1953) provides for the punishment of a soldier who infringes certain rules of the law of armed conflict, notably against prisoners of war, hospitals, temples or parlementaires. 
Dominican Republic, Code of Military Justice, 1953, Article 201.