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Crime > Punishment Stats: compare key data on China & Switzerland

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STAT China Switzerland
Crimes possibly attracting life sentence Various Aggravated murder, aggravated hostage-taking, genocide, endangering the independence of the country
Crimes requiring mandatory sentence No None
Has indefinite sentence No Yes
Has life imprisonment Yes Yes
Life sentence under the age of 18 or 21 Yes under 15 : no imprisonment 15\u201317 : max. 4 years' imprisonment
Maximum length of sentence None None
Minimum life sentence to serve before eligibility for requesting parole 10 years for non-violent crimes; never for murder, rape, kidnap, arson, explosives offences, putting hazardous materials or other organized violent crimes 10 years or 15 years; individually set by judge

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