60s on Probation for Insulting Judge Over Court Procedure Complaints

A man in his 60s, dissatisfied with court procedures, caused a disturbance in the courtroom and was ordered to be detained. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Min Jun-young, Intern Reporter] A man in his 60s who caused a disturbance by insulting the judge in court was sentenced to probation.

The Jeju District Court Criminal Division 4 (Presiding Judge Seo Geun-chan) announced on the 9th that A (63), who was prosecuted for contempt of court, was sentenced to 4 months in prison with a 1-year probation.

A, who was on trial at the Jeju District Court for assaulting a driver, appeared as a defendant before the 2nd Panel (Presiding Judge Jeong Bong-gi) on August 29 last year.

Facing the judge who asked whether he wanted a jury trial, A shouted insults such as "You 00 bastard, I'm not a defendant yet, the conclusion hasn't been reached, you need to verify. You 00s whose ears haven't even dried of blood. Do you train people like dogs?" and caused a disturbance for five minutes.

It was investigated that he committed this act due to a misunderstanding that the court would not wait for the deliberation process of the ongoing case.

The judge immediately referred A, who caused the commotion, to a detention trial, and A was ordered 20 days of detention for contempt of court.

Detention is a system where the court can, on its own authority, detain a person for a certain period who disrupts the trial or damages the dignity of the court.

Presiding Judge Seo stated, "The nature of the crime is not good as the defendant repeatedly insulted the judge and caused a disturbance during the criminal trial," adding, "However, considering that the defendant admitted the crime and is reflecting on it, the sentence was decided."

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