(1) Whosoever abducts or gains physical control of a person in order to cause him or a third person, by threatening death or grievous bodily harm (section 226) to the victim or the deprivation of his freedom for more than a week, to commit, suffer or omit an act, or whosoever for purposes of such coercion exploits a person’s situation thus caused by him shall be liable to imprisonment of not less than five years.

(2) Section 239a(2) to (4) shall apply mutatis mutandis.