The provisions of this Code shall also apply to criminal offences committed against internationally protected persons.
An internationally protected person shall, unless international agreements ratified by the Albanian state provide for otherwise, include:
a) the head of a state, including a member of the collegial body performing the functions of the head of state, under the constitution of that state, the head of the government or the minister for foreign affairs, where the latter are in another state, and the family members accompanying them;
b) a representative or official of a state, or an official or agent of an international organisation having an intergovernmental character, who, at the time and venue of the commission of the offence against him, his office, private residence or means of transport, enjoys, in accordance with the international law, special protection against any assault on his person, freedom and dignity, as well as on the members of his family.
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