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Article 228-3Preparation for Kidnapping for Ransom

第二百二十八条の三(身の代金目的略取等予備)

A person who prepares for commission of the crime prescribed under paragraph (1) of Article 225-2 is punished by imprisonment for 2 years or less; provided, however, that the punishment of the person who self-denounces before the person commences the crime is reduced or exculpated.

第二百二十五条の二第一項の罪を犯す目的で、その予備をした者は、二年以下の拘禁刑に処する。ただし、実行に着手する前に自首した者は、その刑を減軽し、又は免除する。

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