The attack required substantial planning and premeditation, prosecutors said, describing the manner in which Saipov carried it out as heinous, cruel and depraved.

(b) Affirm that the premeditation and the preparation of the withdrawal decision with a view to conducting a military nuclear programme constitute a violation of the objectives of the Treaty

The Court found that the author had acted with intention to injure and based the conviction on the combined effect of articles 43, 44, 45 and 46 of Press Law No. 22 91, aggravated by item 1 of article 34 of the Penal Code (premeditation).