A person who conceals or alters a corpse of a person who has died unnaturally or a corpse suspicious of unnatural death, or obstructs the investigation of such corpse by other way, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding seven million won.[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 8, 2020]
Laws › Criminal Act › CHAPTER XII CRIMES CONCERNING DECEASED PERSONS
Criminal Act — Article 163 (Obstruction of Investigation of Unnaturally Dead Body)
형법 제163조
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