Q
If I used drugs abroad and then returned to Korea, can I still be prosecuted here?
A Answer
For Korean nationals, yes — under the nationality principle codified in Article 3 of the Korean Criminal Act, a Korean citizen who uses drugs in a country where that conduct is legal can still be prosecuted under Korean law upon returning home. For for
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