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Criminal Act — Article 277 (Aggravated False Arrest, Aggravated Illegal Confinement, Those on Lineal Ascendant)

형법 제277조

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 illegally arrests or confines another, thereby treating that person cruelly, shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than seven years.

(2) When the crime of the preceding paragraph is committed on the lineal ascendant of the offender or of his or her spouse, he or she shall be punished by limited imprisonment with labor for at least two years.

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