Bulgaria Kidnap Gangs Face Harsher Sentences

Domestic | March 24, 2010, Wednesday // 12:41|  views

The Bulgarian Parliament passed Wednesday harsher sanctions for kidnappings carried out as organized crime. File Photo

The Members of the Bulgarian Parliament decided at second reading Wednesday to impose penalties of 3 to 10 years in jail for kidnapping.

The amendments will be included in the new Penal Code.

In addition, the Parliament passed sanctions such as 7 to 15 years behind bars, life sentence and life sentence without parole when the abduction had been done by more than 2 people, when weapons have been used and when ransom has been asked.

For repeated kidnappings, the punishment is 10 to 12 years behind bars, life sentence and life sentence without parole.

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Tags: kidnap gang, organized crime, penal code

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