A person who forcibly abducts one who is in lawful custody or who causes such person to escape, shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than ten years.
Laws › Criminal Act › CHAPTER IX CRIMES OF ESCAPE AND HARBORING CRIMINALS
Criminal Act — Article 147 (Helping Escape)
형법 제147조
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.
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