Mokpo Police Refer One Additional Person for Prosecution for Unauthorized Quarantine Violation

Strict Legal Action Against Unauthorized Quarantine Breach and Obstruction of Epidemiological Investigation

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] On the 23rd, the Mokpo Police Station in Jeonnam announced that they had sent Ms. A (23, female) to the prosecution with an indictment opinion for violating the health authorities' order and leaving her self-quarantine location.

Ms. A, who returned from the Philippines on the 31st of last month, was ordered to self-quarantine by Mokpo City but left without permission, visiting a convenience store and Gwangju. She was caught and reported during a joint surprise inspection of self-quarantined individuals conducted by the Mokpo Health Center and the police.

With this, a total of three people in Mokpo have been reported and sent to prosecution with indictment opinions for violating self-quarantine measures related to COVID-19.

A Mokpo police official stated, “Since the punishment for violating self-quarantine rules has been strengthened from ‘a fine of up to 3 million won’ to ‘imprisonment of up to one year or a fine of up to 10 million won’ starting from the 5th, unauthorized departure from quarantine locations or refusal of quarantine measures are considered serious illegal acts, and we plan to respond strictly to violators.”

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