Penalties for appropriating, trading or destroying secret documents
Mr. NVT in Vinh city asked, how is the crime of appropriating, buying, selling or destroying secret military documents handled criminally?
Article 405 of the 2015 Penal Code stipulates the crime of appropriating, buying, selling or destroying secret military documents, as follows:
1. Anyone who appropriates, buys, sells or destroys secret military documents, if not falling under one of the cases specified in Articles 110, 337 and 361 of this Code, shall be subject to imprisonment from 06 months to 05 years.
2. Committing a crime in one of the following cases shall be punishable by imprisonment from 03 years to 10 years:
a) Is a commander or officer;
b) In a war zone;
c) In combat;
d) Causing serious, very serious or especially serious consequences.
