If a person who has committed the crime as prescribed in Article 324-2, injures the hostage, or making the hostage injured, the person 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]
Laws › Criminal Act › CHAPTER XXXVII CRIMES OF OBSTRUCTING ANOTHER FROM EXERCISING HIS OR HER RIGHT
Criminal Act — Article 324-3 (Injury by Hostage)
형법 제324조의3
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