When the crime of paragraph (1) or (2) of the preceding Article is committed through the threat of collective force or by carrying a dangerous weapon, the offender shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than seven years or by a fine not exceeding ten million won. <Amended on Dec. 29, 1995>
Laws › Criminal Act › CHAPTER XXX CRIMES OF INTIMIDATION
Criminal Act — Article 284 (Special Intimidation)
형법 제284조
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