How many years in prison is the crime of torturing others?
(Baonghean.vn) - Mr. Nguyen An Khanh in Tan Ky district asked: How are people who torture others handled according to the law? Will they go to jail?
Abusive behavior is the act of a person cruelly treating or humiliating a dependent person repeatedly (repeatedly) causing physical and mental pain to the dependent person.
The crime of torturing others is regulated in Article 140 of the Penal Code 2015, amended and supplemented in 2017 as follows:
“Article 140. Crime of torturing others
1. Anyone who cruelly treats or humiliates a dependent person, if it does not fall under the cases specified in Article 185 of this Code, shall be subject to non-custodial reform for up to 03 years or imprisonment from 03 months to 02 years.
2. Committing a crime in one of the following cases shall be punishable by imprisonment from 01 year to 03 years:
a) For people under 16 years old, women known to be pregnant, the elderly, sick or other people unable to defend themselves;
b) Causing mental and behavioral disorders to the victim with a body injury rate of 31% or more;
c) For 02 people or more”.
Thus, anyone who commits an act of torturing another person will be sentenced to non-custodial reform for up to 03 years or imprisonment from 03 months to 02 years or imprisonment from 01 year to 03 years.
