The death penalty or life imprisonment shall be imposed on anyone who appoints himself leader of an armed gang, occupies a leading position therein, manages its operations or organizes it for the purpose of usurping or plundering lands or funds owned by the State or by a group of people, or for the purpose of resisting the military force ordered to pursue the perpetrators of such crimes. Other members of such a gang shall be punished by life or temporary imprisonment.
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