A supervisor who causes grave consequences by not carrying out or irresponsibly carrying out an
order or direction given by a higher ranked person or duties required by his or her work shall be
sentenced to a term of short-term labour of less than 1 year. In grave cases of acts in the
foregoing paragraph, he or she shall be sentenced to a term of reform through labour of less than
3 years.
Article 238 (Imposing a Material Burden)
A person who has imposed a material burden through various pretexts such as support,
sponsorship, gifts or business guarantee shall be sentenced to a term of short-term labour of less
than 1 year. In grave cases of acts in the foregoing paragraph, he or she shall be sentenced to a
term of reform through labour of less than 3 years. In cases where a particularly large material
burden has been imposed, he or she shall be sentenced to a term of reform through labour of less
than 5 years. In grave cases, he or she shall be sentenced to a term of reform through labour of
more than 5 years and less than 10 years.
Article 239 (Violation of Order of Treatment of Complaints and Petitions)
In cases where a supervisor causes grave consequences by stifling a complaint or petition of a
citizen or treats it unfairly shall be sentenced to a term of short-term labour of less than 1 year.
Article 240 (Damaging Standing of a State Institution)
A supervisor who has committed an unlawful act or has conducted himself or herself incorrectly
and damaged the standing of a State institution shall be sentenced to a term of short-term labour
of less than 1 year. In grave cases of acts in the foregoing paragraph, he or she shall be sentenced
to a term of reform through labour of less than 5 years.
Article 241 (Illegal Use of Coercive Measures)
A legal worker who illegally arrests, detains or apprehends a person or searches his or her body
or home or seizes or confiscates property shall be sentenced to a term of short-term labour of less
than 1 year. In cases where he or she has performed the acts in the foregoing paragraph several
times or has caused grave consequences, he or she shall be sentenced to a term of reform through
labour of less than 5 years.
Article 242 (Overstating or Fabricating a Case)
A legal worker who has used illegal methods to interrogate a person or has overstated or
fabricated a case shall be sentenced to a term of short-term labour of less than 1 year. In cases
where the person has committed the acts in the foregoing paragraph by colluding with others, or
has caused a person grave injury or death or caused a person to be unfairly interrogated for
criminal liability, he or she shall be sentenced to a term of reform through labour of less than 5
years. In particularly grave cases, he or she shall be sentenced to a term of reform through labour
of more than 5 years and less than 10 years.