A prison guard or conveyor who causes a person in lawful custody to escape, shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for at least one year nor more than ten years.
Laws › Criminal Act › CHAPTER IX CRIMES OF ESCAPE AND HARBORING CRIMINALS
Criminal Act — Article 148 (Escape Caused by Prison Guard)
형법 제148조
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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