Act No. 3815 (The Revised Penal Code) Article 267

Serious illegal detention.

Article 267

ART. 267. Serious illegal detention.—Any private individual who shall kidnap or detain another, or in any other manner deprive him of his liberty, shall suffer the penalty of reclusion temporal. If the locking up or detention shall have lasted more than twenty days. If it shall have been committed simulating public authority. If any serious physical injuries shall have been inflicted upon the person locked up or detained, or if threats to kill him shall have been made.

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