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Criminal Code of Kosovo - Legislationline

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2. Whoever, with the intent to compel a natural or legal person to do or abstain from<br />

doing an act, threatens to commit theft or robbery <strong>of</strong> nuclear material shall be punished<br />

by imprisonment <strong>of</strong> five (5) to fifteen (15) years.<br />

3. When the <strong>of</strong>fense provided for in paragraph 2. <strong>of</strong> this Article results in the death <strong>of</strong> one<br />

or more persons or substantial material damage, the perpetrator shall be punished by<br />

imprisonment <strong>of</strong> not less than ten (10) years.<br />

CHAPTER XVI<br />

CRIMINAL OFFENSES AGAINST LIFE AND BODY<br />

Article 178<br />

Murder<br />

Whoever deprives another person <strong>of</strong> his or her life shall be punished by imprisonment <strong>of</strong><br />

not less than five (5) years.<br />

Article 179<br />

Aggravated murder<br />

1. A punishment <strong>of</strong> imprisonment <strong>of</strong> not less than ten (10) years or <strong>of</strong> life long<br />

imprisonment shall be imposed on any person who:<br />

1.1. deprives a child <strong>of</strong> his or her life;<br />

1.2. deprives a pregnant woman <strong>of</strong> her life;<br />

1.3. deprives a family member <strong>of</strong> his or her life;<br />

1.4 deprives another person <strong>of</strong> his or her life in a cruel or deceitful way;<br />

1.5.deprives another person <strong>of</strong> his or her life and in doing so intentionally<br />

endangers the life <strong>of</strong> one or more other persons;<br />

1.6. deprives another person <strong>of</strong> his or her life for the purpose <strong>of</strong> obtaining a<br />

material benefit;<br />

1.7. deprives another person <strong>of</strong> his or her life for the purpose <strong>of</strong> committing or<br />

concealing another criminal <strong>of</strong>fense, or preventing the person from testifying or<br />

otherwise providing information to police or in a criminal proceeding;<br />

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