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Criminal Code of Kosovo - Legislationline

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2. When the <strong>of</strong>fense provided for in paragraph 1 <strong>of</strong> this Article results in a material<br />

benefit exceeding tent thousand (10,000) EUR, or material damage exceeding ten<br />

thousand (10,000) EUR, the perpetrator shall be punished by a fine and imprisonment <strong>of</strong><br />

six (6) months to five (5) years.<br />

Article 340<br />

Extortion<br />

1. Whoever, with the intent to obtain an unlawful material benefit for himself, herself or<br />

another person, uses force or serious threat to compel another person to do or abstain<br />

from doing an act to the detriment <strong>of</strong> his or her property or another person’s property<br />

shall be punished by a fine and imprisonment <strong>of</strong> three (3) months to five (5) years.<br />

2. When the <strong>of</strong>fense provided for in paragraph 1 <strong>of</strong> this Article is committed by a<br />

perpetrator acting as a member <strong>of</strong> a group, is committed using a weapon or a dangerous<br />

instrument; or, the <strong>of</strong>fense results in a material benefit in a sum that exceeds ten thousand<br />

(10,000) EUR, the perpetrator shall be punished by a fine and imprisonment <strong>of</strong> one (1) to<br />

ten (10) years.<br />

Article 341<br />

Blackmail<br />

1. Whoever, with the intent <strong>of</strong> obtaining an unlawful material benefit for himself, herself<br />

or another person, threatens another person to reveal something about him or her or about<br />

persons close to him or her which will damage their honor or reputation, and in this way<br />

compels such person to do or abstain from doing an act to the detriment <strong>of</strong> his or her<br />

property or another person’s property shall be punished by a fine and imprisonment <strong>of</strong> six<br />

(6) months to five (5) years.<br />

2. When the <strong>of</strong>fense provided for in paragraph 1 <strong>of</strong> this Article is committed by a<br />

perpetrator acting as a member <strong>of</strong> a group; is committed using a weapon or a dangerous<br />

instrument; or, the <strong>of</strong>fense results in an unlawful material gain exceeding ten thousand<br />

(10,000) EUR, the perpetrator shall be punished by a fine and imprisonment <strong>of</strong> one (1) to<br />

ten (10) years.<br />

Article 342<br />

Breach <strong>of</strong> trust<br />

1. Whoever, in representing, maintaining or taking care <strong>of</strong> the property interests <strong>of</strong><br />

another person fails to perform his or her duty or misuses his or her authorizations with<br />

the intent <strong>of</strong> obtaining an unlawful material benefit for himself, herself or another person<br />

or to cause damage to the person whose property interests he or she is representing or<br />

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