What penalties are envisioned for offences related to incentive driven voter coercion?

Tajikistan

Tajikistan

Answer
  • Both fine and imprisonment
  • Correctional labour;deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or be engaged in a certain activity
Source

Criminal Code Of The Republic Of Tajikistan (1998-05-21)

GENERAL PART

CHAPTER19. Crimes Against Constitutional Rights and Freedoms of an Individual andCitizen

Article150. Impeding the Exercise of theElectoral Rights And the Work of Election Commissions

(1)Impeding a citizen from exercising his electoral rights and participating in areferendum as well as impeding the work of election commissions on conductingreferendums, is punishable by a fine in the amount of 200 to 400 times theminimum monthly wage

orup to 1 year of correctional labor, or confinement for up to 6 months.

(2)The same actions:

a)along with bribery, fraud, violence or threat of violence;

b)committed by a person using his official position;

c)committed by a group of individuals in a conspiracy or by an organized group,are punishable by a fine in the amount of 500 to 1000 times the minimum monthlywage or correctional labor for up to2 years, or confinement for up to 6 months,or up to 3 years of imprisonment with deprivation of the right to hold certainpositions or be engaged in a certain activity for up to 5 years or without it.

Article151. Falsification of ElectionAnd Referendum Documents or Incorrect Counting of Votes

Forgeryof election and referendum documents, intentional incorrect counting of votes,as well as impeding the secrecy of voting committed by a member of the electioncommission, initiative group or referendum commission, is punishable by a finein the amount of 1000 to 2000 times the minimum monthly wage or deprivation offreedom for up to 4 years with deprivation of the right to hold certainpositions or be engaged in a certain activity for up to 5 years or without it.

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http://legislationline.org/download/action/download/id/1707/file/207b8150765af2c85ad6f5bb8a44.htm/preview   as retrieved on 2013-10-26.

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