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Criminal Act — Article 111 (Private War against Foreign Country)

형법 제111조

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2023-08-08. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-10-02) — check the Korean original.

(1) A person who wages a private war against a foreign country shall be punished by imprisonment without labor for a limited term of at least one year.

(2) Attempts to commit crimes specified in the preceding paragraph shall be punished.

(3) A person who makes preparations or conspires with intent to commit the crime of paragraph (1) shall be punished by imprisonment without labor for not more than three years or by a fine not exceeding five million won: Provided, That when he or she denounces himself or herself before the commission of such intended crimes, the punishment shall be mitigated or remitted. <Amended on Dec. 29, 1995>

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