- 45 - CDL-REF(2021)022 SPECIAL PART SECTION 7 CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON CHAPTER 16 CRIMES AGAINST LIFE AND HEALTH Article 104. Murder 1. Murder — unlawfully and intentionally depriving another person of life — shall be punished by imprisonment for a term of eight to fifteen years. 2. Murder — (1) of two or more persons; (1.1) of a person reporting on a case of corruption or a violation in respect of conflict of interests, or rules of ethics or incompatibility requirements, or other restrictions or declaration, or other harm to public interests or the threat thereof; (2) of a person or his or her close relative in connection with performing his or her service or public duty by that person; (3) accompanied with kidnapping or hostage-taking; (4) of an obviously pregnant woman; (5) with particular cruelty; (6) in a way dangerous to the life of many people; (7) by a group of persons or an organised group; (8) with mercenary motives, upon an order, as well as accompanied by extortion, robbery or racketeering; (9) accompanied by terrorism; (10) out of hooliganism; (10.1) committed during mass disorders by a participant thereof; (11) to conceal another criminal offence or to facilitate the commission thereof; (12) accompanied by rape or violent sexual actions; (13) with motives of national, racial or religious hatred or religious fanaticism; (14) for the purpose of using the parts or tissues of the body of the victim; (15) (point repealed by HO-143-N of 23 May 2011) shall be punished by imprisonment for a term of twelve to twenty years, or by life imprisonment. (Article 104 supplemented by HO-53-N of 18 March 2009, amended by HO-143-N of 23 May 2011, supplemented by HO-102-N of 9 June 2017)