A person who, for the purpose of insulting a foreign country, damages, removes or stains a foreign national flag or emblem which is officially used for such country shall be punished by imprisonment with or without labor for not more than two years or by a fine not exceeding three million won. <Amended on Dec. 29, 1995>
Laws › Criminal Act › CHAPTER IV CRIMES CONCERNING FOREIGN RELATIONS
Criminal Act — Article 109 (Profanation of Foreign Flag or Foreign Emblem)
형법 제109조
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