「CRIMINAL ACT」 2. Offender's relation to the victim; 3. The motive for the commission of the crime, the means and the result; 4. Circumstances after the commission of the crime. Article 52 (Self-Denunciation and Voluntary Confession) (1) When a person denounces himself or herself to an investigation agency after committing a crime, the punishment may be mitigated or remitted. (2) The punishment may be mitigated or remitted when voluntary confession is made to the victim in respect to crimes which cannot be prosecuted against the victim's will. [This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 8, 2020] Article 53 (Discretionary Mitigation) When there are extenuating circumstances in relation to the commission of a crime, the punishment may be mitigated. [This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 8, 2020] Article 54 (Optional Penalty and Discretionary Mitigation) Where there are several kinds of punishments prescribed for a single crime, the kinds of the punishment to be imposed shall first be decided and then a mitigation, if any, shall be made. [This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 8, 2020] Article 55 (Statutory Mitigation) (1) Statutory mitigation shall be as follows: <Amended on Apr. 15, 2010> 1. When a death penalty is to be mitigated, it shall be reduced to imprisonment, with or without labor, for an indefinite term or for at least 20 years up to 50 years; 2. When imprisonment for an indefinite term, with or without labor, is to be mitigated, it shall be reduced to imprisonment, with or without labor, for at least ten years up to 50 years; 3. When limited imprisonment with or without labor is to be mitigated, it shall be reduced by one half of the term of the punishment; 4. When deprivation of qualifications is to be reduced, suspension of qualifications for at least seven years shall be imposed; 5. When suspension of qualifications is to be mitigated, it shall be reduced by one half of the term thereof; 법제처 11 국가법령정보센 터