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7. Using, with terrorist motives, the explosive or incendiary devices designed for killing and
have ability to do so or to spread horror among people or by exploding or deploying them,
planting, booby-trapping machines or objects, by effect of toxic chemicals, biology factors
or similar substances, radioactive materials or toxicants.
8. Kidnapping or restricting the freedom of individuals or detaining them or money-getting
extortion for the purposes of political, sectarian, national or religious nature or profitable
element that would threat the security and national unity and encourage terrorism.
Article 3
The following acts shall be considered as state security crimes in particular:
1. Every act has a terrorist motives would threaten national unity and safety of the community
and affect the security of the state and its stability or undermine the ability of the security
forces to defend and save the security of citizens and their property and state borders and its
institutions, whether by armed collision against the state forces or any form outside of the
freedom of expression guaranteed by the law.
2. Every act that involves an attempt of forces or violence to overthrow the regime or form of
the state approved in the constitution.
3. Whoever who takes over, for a criminal purpose, the leadership of a section of the armed
forces, military base, port, airport or any military or civilian land without a mandate by
government.
4. Whoever who proceeds to lead an armed rebellion against an existing authority established
by the constitution or takes part in a plot or a gang formed for this purpose.
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Date: 9/ 11/ 2005