(1) Any person who follows the private conversations between persons, without the consent of any of such persons, by means of a tapping device or who records such conversations by means of a sound recording device shall be sentenced to a penalty of imprisonment for a term of two to five years.

(2) Any person who records a private conference, without the consent of the other speakers, by means of a sound recording device shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a term of six months to two years or a judicial fine.

(3) (Amended on 2 July 2012 – By Article 80 of the Law no. 6352) Any person who unlawfully publicizes the information obtained through recording private conversations between persons shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a term of two to five years or a judicial fine up to four thousand days. Where such conversation is published in the press or broadcasted, the penalty to be imposed shall be the same.