If a person who has committed the crime as prescribed in Article 324-2, murders the hostage, the person shall be punished by death or imprisonment for an indefinite term. If it results in the death, he or she shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for an indefinite term or for at least ten 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 324-4 (Murder of Hostage)
형법 제324조의4
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