When a crime prescribed in any provision of the preceding two Articles is committed by means of the threat of collective force or by carrying a dangerous weapon, the perpetrator shall be punished by aggravating the penalty by up to one half of the penalty specified for the relevant crime.
Laws › Criminal Act › CHAPTER XXIX CRIMES OF FALSE ARREST AND ILLEGAL CONFINEMENT
Criminal Act — Article 278 (Special False Arrest or Illegal Confinement)
형법 제278조
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