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(2) An act which, when taking into account in particular the humanitarian motives of the person committing it or his or her motives relating to close family relations, and the circumstances pertaining to the safety of the foreigner in his or her
home country or country of permanent residence, and when assessed as a whole,
is to be deemed committed under vindicating circumstances, does not constitute
arrangement of illegal immigration.
Section 8(a) - Aggravated arrangement of illegal immigration (650/2004)
If, in the arrangement of illegal immigration,
(1) grievous bodily harm, a serious illness or a state of mortal danger or comparable particularly grave suffering is intentionally or through gross negligence inflicted on another person or
(2) the offence has been committed within the framework of an organized
criminal group referred to in Chapter 6, section 5, subsection 2
(564/2015)
and the offence is aggravated also when assessed as whole, the offender shall be
sentenced for aggravated arrangement of illegal immigration to imprisonment for
at least four months and at most six years.
Section 9 - Unlawful self-help (563/1998)
A person who in order to protect or enforce his or her rights undertakes measures
that are unlawful without resorting to the authorities shall, unless a more severe
penalty has been provided elsewhere in law for the act, be sentenced for unlawful
self-help to a fine or to imprisonment for at most six months.
Section 10 - Breach of the sanctity of religion (563/1998)
A person who
(1) publicly blasphemes against God or, for the purpose of offending, publicly defames or desecrates what is otherwise held to be sacred by a
church or religious community, as referred to in the Act on the Freedom
of Religion (267/1922), or
(2) by making noise, acting threateningly or otherwise, disturbs worship,
ecclesiastical proceedings, other similar religious proceedings or a funeral,
shall be sentenced for a breach of the sanctity of religion to a fine or to imprisonment for at most six months.
[the Act on the Freedom of Religion has been repealed by 453/2003; see section of
the Act on the Freedom of Religion 453/2003]
Section 11 - Prevention of worship (563/1998)
(1) A person who employs or threatens violence, so as to unlawfully prevent worship, ecclesiastical proceedings or other similar religious proceedings arranged by