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.

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