A person who arrests or confines another or obtains or maintains another under the control of his or hers as hostage by use of force or by enticement and acquires any property or economic benefits or has a third person acquire them shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for a limited term of at least three years.[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 29, 1995]
Laws › Criminal Act › CHAPTER XXXVIII CRIMES OF LARCENY AND ROBBERY
Criminal Act — Article 336 (Robbery by Hostage)
형법 제336조
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