The sentencing guidelines for murder

Reply:

People have the right to respect and protection of their lives and health. Therefore, those who violate this right will be punished according to the law. Murder is a particularly serious crime. Article 123 of the 2015 Penal Code, amended and supplemented in 2017, stipulates the crime of murder as follows:

1. Whoever commits murder under any of the following circumstances shall be punished with imprisonment from 12 to 20 years, life imprisonment, or the death penalty:

a) Killing two or more people;

b) Murder of a person under 16 years of age;

c) Killing a woman knowing she is pregnant;

d) Killing a person while they are performing their official duties or for reasons related to the victim's official duties;

(d) Killing one's grandparents, parents, guardians, teachers;

e) Murder committed immediately before or immediately after committing a very serious crime or an exceptionally serious crime;

g) To commit or conceal another crime;

h) To obtain body parts from the victim;

i) Committing the crime in a barbaric manner;

k) By exploiting one's profession;

l) By a method capable of causing the death of many people;

m) Hiring someone to commit murder or being hired to commit murder;

n) Having a thuggish nature;

o) Organized;

p) Dangerous recidivism;

q) Because of despicable motives.

2. If the offense does not fall under the cases specified in Clause 1 of this Article, the offender shall be sentenced to imprisonment from 7 to 15 years.

3. Anyone who prepares to commit this crime shall be sentenced to imprisonment from 1 to 5 years.

4. Offenders may also be prohibited from practicing a certain profession or engaging in a certain job for 1 to 5 years, subjected to probation, or prohibited from residing in a certain area for 1 to 5 years.

Therefore, according to the above regulations, the penalties that can be applied to a person who commits murder are imprisonment from 12 to 20 years or life imprisonment, and the highest possible penalty is the death penalty. The specific punishment will depend on the investigation findings and the court's ruling.

Those convicted of murder may also be prohibited from practicing a certain profession or engaging in a certain job for 1 to 5 years, subjected to probation, or banned from residing in a certain area for 1 to 5 years.