1. Purpose of Punishment, Types of Punishment and Requirements
for their Imposition
Purpose of Punishment
Article 32
Within the general purpose of criminal sanctions (Art.4, para. 2), the purpose of a
punishment shall be to:
1) prevent a perpetrator from commission of criminal offences and influence him
not to commit criminal offences in the future;
2) influence others not to commit criminal offences;
3) express social condemnation of the criminal offence and emphasize that
everyone has a duty to abide by law;
4) strengthen morality and promote social responsibility.
Types of Punishments
Article 33
Perpetrators may receive the following punishments:
1) forty-year prison term;
2) prison term;
3) fine;
4) community work.
Principal and Accessory Punishments
Article 34
(1) A forty-year prison term, a prison term and community work may be imposed
only as principal punishments.
(2) A fine may be imposed as both a principal and accessory punishment.
(3) Where a single criminal offence carries several punishments, only one of them
may be imposed as the principal punishment.
Forty-year Prison Term
Article 35