South Korea court sentences 22-year-old man to prison for starving himself to avoid military service
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A South Korean court has handed a man a two-year suspended prison sentence for deliberately starving himself to evade mandatory military service. The Gwangju district court ruled that the actions of the unidentified 22-year-old man breached the Military Service Act that requires all able-bodied men to serve at least 18 months in the military. The defendant initially weighed 54kg in January 2021 but in a bid to avoid mandatory military service, he starved himself and reduced his weight to 49.7kg and maintained a weight of 50.4kg until February 2022. According to South Korea’s Military Service Act, engaging in such deceptive practices to dodge military service could lead to a penalty of up to five years in prison.
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