(1) Any person who violates the confidentiality of communication between persons shall be sentenced to a penalty of imprisonment of a term of one to three years. If the violation of confidentiality occurs through the recording of the content of the communication, the penalty to be imposed shall be increased by one fold.

(2) Any person who unlawfully publicizes the contents of a communication between persons shall be sentenced to a penalty of imprisonment for a term of two to five years.

(3) Any person who unlawfully discloses the content of a communication between himself and others without obtaining their consent, shall be sentenced to a penalty of imprisonment for a term of one to three years. (Sentence Added on 2 July 2012 – By Article 79 of the Law no. 6352) Where such conversation is published in the press or broadcasted, the penalty to be imposed shall be the same.

(4) (Abolished on 2 July 2012 – By Article 79 of the Law no. 6352)