How does the law deal with forcing others to illegally use drugs?
My child was playing with a group of friends and was forced to use illegal drugs. So how will the law deal with people who force others to use illegal drugs? This is a concern of Ms. Tran Thanh Huong (Thanh Chuong, Nghe An).
Answer: Pursuant to Article 257 of the 2015 Penal Code, the crime of forcing others to illegally use drugs is stipulated as follows:
1. Anyone who uses force, threatens to use force or uses other means to mentally intimidate another person to force them to illegally use drugs against their will shall be sentenced to imprisonment from 02 to 07 years.
2. Committing a crime in one of the following cases shall be punishable by imprisonment from 07 to 15 years:
a. Organized;
b. Committing the crime 02 times or more;
c. For base motives or for personal gain;
d. For people from 13 years old to under 18 years old;
d. For women who know they are pregnant;
e. For 02 people or more;
g. For people undergoing drug addiction treatment;
h. Causing harm to another person's health with a bodily injury rate of 31% to 60%;
i. Causing dangerous diseases to others;
k. Dangerous recidivism.
3. Committing a crime in one of the following cases shall be punishable by imprisonment from 15 to 20 years:
a. Causing harm to another person's health with a bodily injury rate of 61% or more or causing death;
b. Causing dangerous diseases to 02 or more people;
c. For persons under 13 years of age.
4. Committing a crime that causes the death of two or more people shall be punishable by 20 years in prison or life imprisonment.
5. The offender may also be fined from VND 5,000,000 to VND 100,000,000.
Thus, according to Article 257 of the 2015 Penal Code, a person who forces another person to illegally use drugs can be prosecuted under four penalty brackets with a minimum prison term of 2 years, a maximum of 20 years or life imprisonment. In addition, the offender can also be fined from VND 5,000,000 to VND 100,000,000.
