What crime is committed if a private individual commits illegal detention without any of the qualifying circumstances of Article 267?
The crime committed is Slight illegal detention if a private individual commits the detention without the attendance of any of the circumstances enumerated in Article 267 (Article 268, Revised Penal Code). These circumstances relate to duration, simulation of authority, injury, threats, or the status of the victim. The standard penalty imposed for this lesser offense is reclusion temporal.
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