33. Offence of hostage taking
Any person who—
(a) seizes or detains another person; and
(b) threatens to kill, injure or continue to detain the other person,
with intent to compel the government of a country, an international organisation or a person or group of persons to act or refrain from acting as an explicit or implicit condition for the safety or release of the other person commits an offence and is liable upon conviction to imprisonment for 15 years.
Please note that this law was amended by the 2008 Measures to Combat Terrorism and Transnational Organised Crime Act, with the modified provisions italicized.
