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- According to the modern Russian Criminal Code, only intentional killing of another human is considered as a murder (Russian убийство transliteration ubiystvo). The following types of murder are defined:
* Murder per se (article 105 of Criminal Code):
* common corpus delicti (with no aggravating circumstances listed below). Punished with a sentence between 6 and 15 years
* qualified corpus delicti. Punished with a sentence between 8 and 20 years, life sentence, or death penalty. Aggravating circumstances:a) against two or more people;b) against person on public duty or their relatives;c) killing of hostage, kidnapped or helpless person;d) killing of pregnant;e) committed in a cruel way;f) committed in a socially dangerous way;g) motivated by a blood feud (vendetta);h) committed by a group of persons, a group of persons under a preliminary conspiracy, or an organized group;i) for a profit, including contract killing, or connected with a robbery, extort or banditry;j) with a rowdy motive;k) to cover or secure another crime,l) connected with a rape or sexual assault;m) hate crime;n) with the aim to use organs or tissues of victim.
* Privileged types of murder:
* Of newborn child by mother (article 106 of Criminal Code), punished with a sentence up to 5 years.
* In affect state (art. 107), up to 3 years (up to 5 years for multiple killing).
* Exceeding reasonable level of self-defense (art. 108), up to 2 years. There are some other articles of criminal code, that provide special punishment for crimes connected with intentional kills:
* seizure of hostages;
* terrorism;
* sabotage; - punished with a sentence between 15 and 20 years, or life.
* genocide;
* encroachment on person on public or government duty;
* encroachment on law officer or soldier;
* encroachment on person administering justice or engaged in a preliminary investigation. - punished with a sentence between 12 and 20 years or life sentence. Separately considered actions that cause unpremeditated death of another person:
* accident killing (art. 108, punished with a limitation of freedom or imprisonment up to 5 years - depends on circumstances);
* death in a traffic accident (art. 263-264, punished with an imprisonment up to 9 years if aggravating circumstances such as alcohol or drugs intoxication or multiply victims exist, also provided disqualification from driving) Assault that has no purpose to kill, but causes a death of victim, formally is not considered as a murder, but punishment for it almost not distinguished from common murder (art. 111 part 4 provides punishment with a sentence between 5 and 15 years, so only lower limit of punishment slightly easier). Article 110 of the criminal code also provides punishment for driving a person to suicide (by blackmail, threats or cruelty). (en)
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