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Article 228-2Reduction of Punishment in the Case of Release

第二百二十八条の二(解放による刑の減軽)

If a person who has committed the crime prescribed under Article 225-2 or paragraph (2) or (4) of Article 227 releases the kidnapped person in a safe location before being prosecuted, the punishment is reduced.

第二百二十五条の二又は第二百二十七条第二項若しくは第四項の罪を犯した者が、公訴が提起される前に、略取され又は誘拐された者を安全な場所に解放したときは、その刑を減軽する。

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