Article 172. Illegal Obtaining, Divulging of State Secrets

1. Collection of information constituting state secrets, by way of stealing documents, subornation, or threat with regard to the persons who possess state secrets or their relatives, interception in means of communication, illegal penetration into computer systems or networks, use of special-purpose technical facilities, and equally by any other illegal method, when there are no indications of high treason or espionage - shall be punished with arrest for a period from four up to six months or deprivation of freedom for a period up to five years with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities or without such.

2. Disclosure of information constituting a state secret by a person to whom it was entrusted or became known through service or work, provided there are no indications of high treason - shall be punished with arrest for a period from three to six months or deprivation of freedom for a period up to three years with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for a period up to three years or without such.

3. Disclosure of information constituting a service secret by a person to whom it was entrusted or became known by duty or employment, where there is no sign of high treason, if it entailed grave consequences, -

shall entail a fine in an amount of two hundred of monthly assessment indices or in the amount of the wage or other income of the sentenced person for a period from two to five months, or arrest for a period up to four months, or deprivation of freedom for a period up to two years with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for a period up to two years or without such.

4. Acts specified in the first and second parts of this Article, unless they caused grave consequences, -

shall be punished with deprivation of freedom for a period up to eight years with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for a period up to three years.

Date: 2014-12-21; view: 924