The establishment, organization or leading of the criminal organizations is sentenced with imprisonment of five to fifteen years.
Participation in a criminal organization is punished with imprisonment for a term of from four to eight years
If the criminal organization is armed and its members possess weapons, explosive materials for the purpose of fulfilling its criminal activity, even if they are hidden or kept in special places, the imprisonment sentence is added with one third.
When the economic activities undertaken or controlled by the members of the criminal organization are fully or partially financed by proceeds of criminal acts, the sentence according to the above-mentioned paragraphs in this article is increased by one third to one half.
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