Article 347-1. Torture

1. Deliberate causation of physical or psychic suffering, committed by an investigator, person who carries out inquest, or another official person for the purpose of receiving from the tortured person or a third person of information or confession or of punishing him for the act which that person committed himself or of the commission of which the person is suspected, as well as threatening or compelling him or a third person, or for any reason based on discrimination of any nature,

shall be punished by a fine in an amount of two hundred up to five hundred monthly assessment indices or in the amount of wages or other income of the convict for a period from two to five months, or deprivation of the right to hold certain positions for a period up to three years, or restriction of freedom for a period up to five years, or deprivation of freedom for the same period.

2. The same act committed as follows:

a) by a group of persons or a group of persons on a prior collusion;

b) not one time;

c) with causation of medium gravity harm to health;

d) to a woman who, of which the guilty was aware, was pregnant, or a juvenile,

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

3. The same act, if caused grave bodily harm or by negligence the death of a victim,

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

Note.

Physical and psychic suffering resulting from legitimate acts of official persons shall not be recognised as torture.

Date: 2014-12-21; view: 984