CRIMINAL CODE OF THE REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA   |   7895

Article 50: Aggravating circumstances

The following circumstances aggravate the punishment:

a) When the offence committed is based upon futile motives;

b) When the offence is committed for rendering criminally liable or hiding the criminal liability of a third person, or for avoiding the conviction for another criminal offence, or for gaining or providing wealth benefits for oneself or for third parties, or any other material benefit;

c) When the criminal offence is committed savagely and ruthlessly;

ç) When a crime is committed after a conviction was decided for a previously committed crime;

ç/1) commission of a criminal offence after subjecting the person under electronic monitoring;

d) When actions that aggravate or increase the consequences of a criminal offence are committed;

dh) The commission of the criminal offence by abusing the public office or the religious service.

e) When the offence is committed against children, pregnant women, or other people who, due to different reasons, cannot protect themselves;

e/1 commission of a criminal offence during or after the issuing of a court order of protection against domestic violence;

f) When the offence is directed against representatives of other states;

g) When an offence is committed through profiting from family, cohabitation, friendship, hospitality relations;

gj) When the offence is committed in complicity;

h) Committing the criminal offence more than once;

i) When the offence is committed using weapons, military ammunitions, explosives, flammable, poisonous, and radioactive substances;

j) The commission of the offence due to motives related to gender, race, colour, ethnicity, language, gender identity, sexual orientation, political, religious, or philosophical convictions, health status, genetic predispositions or disability.

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