If a person who has committed the crime as prescribed in Article 324-2 or 324-3, or who has attempt the crime, releases the hostage to a safe place, the punishment may be mitigated.[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 324-6 (Mitigation of Punishment)
형법 제324조의6
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