The sentencing guidelines for the crime of hostage taking.

Article 301The Penal Code of 2015 (amended and supplemented in 2017 in the following articles)1, 2, 3 and 4) regulationsThe crime of hostage taking is as follows:

1. Whoever kidnaps, detains, or holds another person hostage in order to coerce a country, territory, international organization, or agency, organization, or individual into doing or not doing something as a condition for the release of the hostage, unless it falls under the cases stipulated in Articles 113 and 299 of this Code, shall be sentenced to imprisonment from 1 to 4 years.

2. Committing an offense falling under one of the following circumstances shall be punishable by imprisonment from 3 to 7 years:

a) Organized;

b) Abusing one's position or authority;

c) For persons under 18 years of age, women who are known to be pregnant, and persons 70 years of age or older;

d) For persons performing official duties;

d) Causing serious consequences.

3. If the crime results in very serious consequences, the penalty is imprisonment from 5 to 10 years.

4. If the crime results in particularly serious consequences, the offender shall be sentenced to imprisonment from 8 to 15 years.

5. Anyone who prepares to commit this crime shall be sentenced to imprisonment from 6 months to 3 years.