Kidnapping
Kidnapping , according to German criminal law directed against personal freedom offense belongs to the group and the abduction offenses .
Section 234 of the Criminal Code stipulates that anyone who seizes a person by force, by threatening a sensitive evil or by cunning in order to expose him or her in a helpless situation or to serve in a military or military-like institution abroad is subject to imprisonment of one year is punished for up to ten years. The act of action is the taking over, which means the establishment of physical domination. In contrast to simple deprivation of liberty ( Section 239 of the Criminal Code), only violence, threats or cunning can be consideredas means of crime. Subjectively, the perpetrator mustact with intent and have one of the specifically named goals (suspension or military service).
Until 2005, the criminal offense also mentioned bringing the victim into slavery or serfdom as possible targets . Such acts can now be punished as human trafficking or forced labor ( Section 232b of the Criminal Code).
The regulation has been largely meaningless in practice in Germany since the 19th century; In other countries, however, they are still being abducted as slavery or in foreign ship or military services, for example Shanghai .
Other crimes against personal freedom
There are related legal terms in Germany among others
