Crime of Extortion
Any person who threatens to use violence or employs other methods to intimidate another person in order to appropriate property shall be sentenced to imprisonment from 01 year to 05 years.
If the offense falls under any of the following circumstances, the offender shall be sentenced to imprisonment from 03 years to 10 years:
a) Committed in an organized manner;
b) Committed in a professional manner;
c) Committed against a person under 16 years of age, a woman known to be pregnant, an elderly or weak person, or a person incapable of self-defense;
d) Appropriating property valued from VND 50,000,000 to under VND 200,000,000;
đ) Causing adverse effects on security, order, or social safety;
e) Dangerous recidivism.
If the offense falls under any of the following circumstances, the offender shall be sentenced to imprisonment from 07 years to 15 years:
a) Appropriating property valued from VND 200,000,000 to under VND 500,000,000;
b) Taking advantage of natural disasters or epidemics.
If the offense falls under any of the following circumstances, the offender shall be sentenced to imprisonment from 12 years to 20 years:
a) Appropriating property valued at VND 500,000,000 or more;
b) Taking advantage of wartime circumstances or a state of emergency.
The offender may also be subject to a fine of between VND 10,000,000 and VND 100,000,000, or confiscation of part or all of their property.
Legal basis: Article 170 of the Penal Code 2015.
