Criminal Code of Kosovo - Legislationline

2.1. when the offense is committed against a vulnerable victim;
2.2. when the offense is committed in a cruel manner;
2.3. when the unlawful deprivation of liberty continues for more than fifteen (15)
days;
2.4. when the offense results in severe impairment to the health of the unlawfully
detained person or in other grave consequences;
2.5. when the offense is committed by a perpetrator acting as a member of a
group.
3. When the offense provided for in paragraph 1. or 2. of this Article is committed by an
official person, abusing his or her position or authorizations, the perpetrator shall be
punished by imprisonment of one (1) to eight (8) years. If this offense is committed by
the use of a weapon, a dangerous instrument or another object capable of causing
grievous bodily injury or a serious impairment to health, the perpetrator shall be punished
by imprisonment of one (1) to ten (10) years.
4. When the offense provided for in paragraph 1-2 of this Article is committed by the use
of a weapon, a dangerous instrument or another object capable of causing grievous bodily
injury or a serious impairment to health, the perpetrator shall be punished by
imprisonment of one (1) to eight (8) years.
5. When the offense provided for in paragraph 1-4 of this Article results in the death of
the person unlawfully deprived of liberty, the perpetrator shall be punished by
imprisonment of not less than five (5) years.
Article 197
Coercion to obtain statements
1. An official person who, in abusing his or her position or authorizations, uses force or
serious threat or any other prohibited means or manner to compel any suspect, defendant,
witness, expert or other person to make a statement or declaration shall be punished by
imprisonment of three (3) months to five (5) years.
2. When the offense provided for in paragraph 1. of this Article is committed using grave
violence or if the suspect, defendant, witness, expert or other person suffered grave
consequences in the criminal proceedings as a result of the statement or declaration
obtained by coercion, the perpetrator shall be punished by imprisonment of one (1) to ten
(10) years.
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