「MILITARY CRIMINAL ACT」
time when an armistice is reached with the other country or the belligerent body;
7. The term "disturbance" means a state of agitation equivalent to the state in wartime,
during which the entire country or a region is put under martial law.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Nov. 2, 2009]
Article 3 (Execution of Death Penalty) A death penalty shall be executed by a firing squad at
a place designated by the competent Chief of Staff. <Amended on Sep. 24, 2021>
[This Article Wholly Amended on Nov. 2, 2009]
Article 4 (Applicability of other Acts) Concerning crimes perpetrated by persons subject to
the application of this Act under Article 1, other statutes shall govern except as otherwise
provided in this Act.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Nov. 2, 2009]
PART II PARTICULAR PROVISIONS
CHAPTER I CRIMES OF INSURRECTION
Article 5 (Insurrection) Persons who rise up and take up arms shall be punished by the
following:
1. The leader: Death;
2. Persons who participate in the insurrection plot, who assumes command of the
insurrection, or who commits murder, causes bodily harm or destruction, or engages in
plundering during the insurrection: Death, imprisonment with or without labor for an
indefinite term, or imprisonment with or without labor for a term of not less than seven
years;
3. Persons who followed others blindly during the insurrection or who participated merely
in an insurrection: Imprisonment with or without labor for not more than seven years.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Nov. 2, 2009]
Article 6 (Unlawful Taking of Military Supplies for Purpose of Insurrection) Persons who
conspire to unlawfully take weapons, ammunition, or other goods contributing to military
use for the purpose of forming insurrections shall be punished in accordance with Article 5.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Nov. 2, 2009]
Article 7 (Attempted Crime) An attempt to commit a crime under any provision of Articles 5
and 6 shall be punished.
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