If an offender has undergone the whole or partial execution of sentence imposed abroad because of crime, the sentence either wholly or partially executed shall be included in the sentence to be declared in Korea.[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 20, 2016][This Article is amended by Act No. 14415 (Dec. 20, 2016) following the decision of nonconformity to the Constitution by the Constitutional Court on May 28, 2015]
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Criminal Act — Article 7 (Inclusion of Sentence Executed Abroad)
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