1. Whoever abducts, seizes or detains a person, or imprisons the same as a hostage, or deprives the same of his/her freedom by any way, for a terrorist purpose, shall be punished by life or provisional imprisonment for a term not less than seven years. 2. Penalty shall be death or life imprisonment in the following cases: a. If such crime has been committed via assuming public personality, claiming to be commissioned with a public service or assuming false identity. b. If such crime has been committed via resorting to deception, violence, threat of death, grave harm or acts of physical or mental torture. c. If such crime has been committed by two or more persons or by a person carrying a weapon. d.If the period of abduction, arrest, seizure or deprivation of freedom exceeds twenty-four hours. e. If the victim is a female. f. If the victim is a minor, insane, imbecile or disabled. g.If such crime has been committed by assaulting on a public officer while performing his duties or because of the same. h.If the offender uses violence to deter public authorities while releasing a hostage. i. If such act results in wounds or injuries to a person. 3. The penalty shall be death if such act results in the death of a person. 4.Whoever conceals an abducted person, despite of being aware of such abduction, shall be sentenced with the same punishment of the original doer.
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