Article 206. Hostage-taking

1. Hostage-taking or holding of a person for the purpose of compelling a State, organization or national to do or refrain from doing any act 2. The same acts committed by: (a) a group of persons by prior conspiracy; (b) have ceased to be in force; (d) With the use of violence dangerous to life or health; (g) with the use of weapons or objects used as weapons; (e) against a known minor; (e) against a woman; If the perpetrator is known to be pregnant, (c) in respect of two or more persons, (c) for profit or for hire, the penalty shall be six to five years ' imprisonment. 3. The acts referred to in paragraphs 1 or 2 of this article, if committed by an organized group or if they have not 4. Acts before the law are punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term of between eight and twenty years, with restriction of liberty for a period of between one and two years. The penalties prescribed in paragraphs 1 or 2 of this article, if they result in the intentional causing of death to a person, shall be 15 to 20 years ' imprisonment, with a restriction of: The person who has voluntarily or at the request of the authorities released the hostage shall be exempt from criminal liability and shall be liable to imprisonment for a period of one to two years. If his actions do not constitute another offence.