Characteristics, signs of property robbery and current penalty for property robbery?

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- Characteristics of the crime of robbery?

When talking about the crime of robbery, the most prominent and easily recognizable feature is the act of the criminal taking advantage of the negligence of the property manager to quickly snatch the property, at which point the person managing the property will have difficulty keeping or snatching it back.

The act of snatching property is public and brazen. The offender does not conceal his crime. Immediately after losing his property, the victim knows who snatched his property.

- What is the prison sentence for robbery?

According to Article 171 of the 2015 Penal Code and the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the 2017 Penal Code, anyone who snatches another person's property may face one of the following penalties:

Basic framework:Anyone who snatches another person's property shall be sentenced to imprisonment from 01 year to 05 years.

Frame 2Committing a crime in one of the following cases shall be punishable by imprisonment from 03 years to 10 years:

+ Organized;

+ Professional;

+ Appropriation of property worth from 50,000,000 VND to under 200,000,000 VND;

+ Using dangerous tricks;

+ Assault to escape;

+ Causing injury or damage to the health of another person with a bodily injury rate of 11% to 30%;

+ Committing a crime against a person under 16 years old, a woman known to be pregnant, an elderly or defenseless person;

+ Adversely affect security, order and social safety;

+ Dangerous recidivism.

Frame 3:Committing a crime in one of the following cases shall be punishable by imprisonment from 07 years to 15 years:

+ Appropriation of property worth from VND 200,000,000 to under VND 500,000,000;

+ Causing injury or damage to the health of another person with a bodily injury rate of 31% to 60%;

+ Taking advantage of natural disasters and epidemics.

Frame 4Committing a crime in one of the following cases shall be punishable by imprisonment from 12 to 20 years or life imprisonment:

+ Appropriation of property worth 500,000,000 VND or more;

+ Causing injury or damage to the health of 01 person with a body injury rate of 61% or more or causing injury or damage to the health of 02 or more people with a body injury rate of 31% or more for each person;

+ Killing people;

+ Taking advantage of war and emergency situations.

Additional penalties:Offenders may also be fined from VND 10,000,000 to VND 100,000,000.

The crime of snatching another person's property may result in one of four prison sentences ranging from 1 year to 20 years or life imprisonment. The additional penalty for the offender may be a fine ranging from 10,000,000 VND to 100,000,000 VND.