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1. A crime prescribed in Articles 122 through 133 of the Criminal Act
   (includes cases of aggravated punishment under any other statute)

   • Abandonment of Duties
     (Article 122 of the Criminal Act)
   • Abuse of Authority
     (Article 123 of the Criminal Act)
   • Unlawful Arrest and Unlawful Confinement
     (Article 124 of the Criminal Act)
   • Violence and Cruel Act
     (Article 125 of the Criminal Act)
   • Publication of Facts of Suspected Crime
     (Article 126 of the Criminal Act)
   • Divulgence of Official Secrets
     (Article 127 of the Criminal Act)
   • Obstruction of Election
     (Article 128 of the Criminal Act)
   • Acceptance of Bribe and Advance Acceptance
     (Article 129 of the Criminal Act)
   • Bribe to Third Person
     (Article 130 of the Criminal Act)
   • Improper Action after Acceptance of Bribe and Subsequent Bribery
     (Article 131 of the Criminal Act)
   • Acceptance of Bribe through Good Offices
     (Article 132 of the Criminal Act)
   • Offer, etc., of Bribe
     (Article 133 of the Criminal Act)

2. A crime prescribed in Articles 141, 225, 227, 227-2, 229 (limited to a crime of uttering any document or record prescribed in Articles 225, 227, and 227-2), 355 through 357, and 359 (including cases of aggravated punishment under any other statute) of the Criminal Act in relation to duties

   • Invalidity of Public Documents, etc., and Destruction of Public Goods
     (Article 141 of the Criminal Act)
   • Counterfeit or Alteration of Official Document, etc.
     (Article 225 of the Criminal Act)
   • Preparation, etc., of False Public Document
     (Article 227 of the Criminal Act)
   • Falsification or Alteration of Public Electromagnetic Records
     (Article 227-2 of the Criminal Act)
   • Uttering of Falsified Public Document, etc.
     (Article 229 of the Criminal Act)
   • Embezzlement and Breach of Trust
     (Article 355 of the Criminal Act)
   • Occupational Embezzlement, Occupational Breach of Trust
     (Article 356 of the Criminal Act)
   • Receiving or Giving Bribe by Breach of Trust
     (Article 357 of the Criminal Act)
   • Attempts to Embezzle, Breach Trust, or Receive or Give Bribe by Breach of Trust
     (Article 359 of the Criminal Act)

3. A crime prescribed in Article 3 (Acceptance of Bribe for Mediation) of the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes

4. A crime prescribed in Article 111 of the 「Attorney-at-law Act」

   • Any person who has received or promised to receive money, valuables, entertainment or other benefits under the pretext of soliciting or arranging to solicit a public official handling a case or an affair for favors in connection with the case or affair, or has provided or promised to provide such things to a third party

5. A crime prescribed in Article 45 (Offense of Giving and Receiving Political Funds) of the Political Funds Act

6. A crime prescribed in Article 21 (Crime of Involvement in Politics) or 22 (Crime of Abuse of Official Authority) of the National Intelligence Service Korea Act

7. A crime prescribed in Article 14 (Perjury) of the Act on Testimony and Appraisal Before the National Assembly

8. A crime prescribed in Article 3 (Concealment and Disguise of Criminal Proceeds, etc.) or 4 (Giving and Receiving Proceeds, etc. from Crimes) of the Act on Regulation and Punishment of Criminal Proceeds Concealment related to criminal proceeds, etc., under subparagraph 4 of Article 2 of that Act due to an act of crime falling under items 1 through 5

[Related Corruption]

1. A crime committed by a person having relations with a high-ranking official prescribed in Articles 30 through 32 of the Criminal Act

   • Co-principals
     (Article 30 of the Criminal Act )
   • Instigator
     (Article 31 of the Criminal Act)
   • Accessories
     (Article 32 of the Criminal Act)

2. A crime prescribed in Articles 133 and 357(2) of the Criminal Act committed by a person against a high-ranking official

   • Offer, etc., of Bribe
     (Article 133 of the Criminal Act)
   • Receiving or Giving Bribe by Breach of Trust
     (Article 357(2) of the Criminal Act)

3. A crime prescribed in Articles 151 (1), 152, and 154 through 156 of the Criminal Act related to a crime of a high-ranking official, and a crime prescribed in Article 14 (1) of the Act on Testimony and Appraisal before the National Assembly

   • Harboring Criminal
     (Article 151(1) of the Criminal Act)
   • Perjury, Malicious Perjury
     (Article 152 of the Criminal Act)
   • Fraudulent Expert Opinion, Interpretation, and Translation
     (Article 154 of the Criminal Act)
   • Destruction of Evidence, etc., and Special Exception to Relatives
     (Article 155 of the Criminal Act)
   • False Accusation
     (Article 156 of the Criminal Act)
   • Perjury
     (Article 14(1) of the Act on Testimony and Appraisal Before the National Assembly)

4. A crime committed by a high-ranking official that is found to be directly related to another crime of the high-ranking official while investigating him or her for the other crime