Your right, technicly it's illigal. But he probably got a "pardon" from the major so he didn't have to go to jail. However, technicly one of the hostages could still sue him if he/she had the money to afford going to court... But practlicly all the hostages we're on his side by the end of the movie, typical..
Hope I awsered your quistion to your satisfaction.
Gr,
James
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