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Criminal Act — Article 172-2 (Discharge of Gas and Electricity)

형법 제172조의2

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 discharges, leaks, or sprays gas, electricity, steam, radiation or radioactive substance to cause any danger to the life, body, or property of another person shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for at least one year up to ten years.

(2) A person who commits the crime of paragraph (1) to injure another person shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for an indefinite term or for at least three years. If it results in death, the perpetrator shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for an indefinite term or for at least five years.[This Article Newly Inserted on Dec. 29, 1995]

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