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Criminal Act — Article 350 (Extortion)

형법 제350조

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2023-08-08. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-10-02) — check the Korean original.

(1) A person who, by extortion, causes another to surrender his or her property or obtains pecuniary advantage from the latter, shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than ten years or by a fine not exceeding 20 million won. <Amended on Dec. 29, 1995>

(2) The preceding paragraph shall apply to a person who, by the methods of the preceding paragraph, causes a third person to obtain a surrender of such person's property or to obtain pecuniary advantage from the latter.

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