ยง 2. Crimes
Section 6
1. Anyone who, in the case of an armed conflict not of an international character, commits a violation of article 3 common to all of the Geneva Conventions, namely the commission against persons taking no active part in the hostilities, including members of armed forces who have laid down their arms and those who are placed hors de combat by sickness, wounds, detention, or any other cause, of one of the following acts:
(b) the taking of hostages;
shall be liable to life imprisonment or a term of imprisonment not exceeding thirty years or a sixth category fine.
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