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Section 3 Joint Crimes

        Article 29 Anyone who instigates another to commit a crime shall be punished according to the role he plays in a joint crime. Anyone who instigates a person under the age of 18 to commit a crime shall be given a heavier punishment.
        If the instigated person has not committed the instigated crime, the instigator may be given a lighter or mitigated punishment.

Chapter III Punishments

Section 5 The Death Penalty

        Article 49 The death penalty shall not be imposed on persons who have not reached the age of 18 at the time the crime is committed or on women who are pregnant at the time of trial.

Chapter IV Crimes of Infringing upon Citizens' Right
of the Person and Democratic Rights

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