Article 585 — Illegal Restraint.

(1) Whoever, contrary to law or without lawful order, arrests, confines or detains or otherwise restrains the freedom of another, is punishable with simple imprisonment not exceeding three years. (2) The punishment shall be rigorous imprisonment not exceeding five years where: a) the crime is committed on the false pretext of mental illness or dangerous condition of the victim; or b) the crime persists for more than five days. (3) Where the crime is committed to compel the government, an international organization, a natural or a juridical person to do or to abstain from doing an act, by carrying out threats of endangering the life, person or liberty of the detainee or of prolonging his detention, the punishment shall be rigorous imprisonment from five years to ten years. (4) Where the crime under sub-article (1) or (2) is committed by a public servant or official, the special provision of this Code (Art. 423) shall apply.