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Constitutional Court Rules Parricide Penalty Constitutional

The Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that imposing harsher penalties for murdering one's own parent does not violate the Constitution, upholding the provision of the Criminal Act. The court announced the decision with an eight-to-one vote. Yonhap reports the ruling was made on Thursday.

  1. Constitutional Court Upholds Harsher Punishment for Parricide KBS World · 2026-10-22
  2. Constitutional Court says heavier penalty for parricide constitutional Korea Times · 2026-10-22
  3. Constitutional Court says heavier penalty for parricide constitutional Yonhap · 2026-10-22

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