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ARTICLE 77.--A prisoner of war may be shot or otherwise killed in his flight; but neither death nor any other punishment shall be inflicted on him simply for his attempt....
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Thomas Erskine Holland
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Holland states that a prisoner of war may be killed during an escape attempt, but cannot be punished solely for attempting to escape.
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