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Criminal Act — Article 194 (Death or Injury Caused by Mixing Drinking Water with Poison)

형법 제194조

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.

A person who commits a crime prescribed in Article 192 (2) or 193 (2), thereby injuring 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 Wholly Amended on Dec. 8, 2020]

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