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4. Military responsibility
 
  Article 21-Negligence  
21.1 Offences Committed Negligently  
  An act committed with express intent or extreme recklessness shall be recognized as offence committed intentionally.
  
  A offence shall be deemed to be committed with clear intent, if the person was conscious of the danger of his actions (inaction), foresaw the possibility or the inevitability of the onset of socially dangerous consequences, and willed such consequences to ensue.
  
  A offence shall be deemed to be committed with indirect intent, if the person realized the social danger of his actions (inaction), foresaw the possibility of the onset of socially dangerous consequences, did not wish, but consciously allowed these consequences or treated them with indifference.
 
21.2 A Offence Committed by Negligence  
  A military deed committed thoughtlessly or due to negligence shall be recognized as a offence committed by negligence.
  
  A offence shall be deemed to be committed thoughtlessly, if the person has foreseen the possibility of the onset of socially dangerous consequences of his actions (inaction), but expected without valid reasons that these consequences would be prevented.
  
  A offence shall be deemed to be committed due to negligence if the person has not foreseen the possibility of the onset of socially dangerous consequences of his actions (inaction), although he could and should have foreseen these consequences with reasonable.  
     
 
 

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