40s Man Habitually Assaulting Police Officers Sentenced to 8 Months in Prison

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[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Seulgi Kim] A man in his 40s who repeatedly assaulted police officers while intoxicated was sentenced to prison.

The Ulsan District Court Criminal Division 1 (Presiding Judge Jeonghwan Kim) announced on the 8th that A (45), who was tried on charges of obstruction of official duties, was sentenced to 8 months in prison.

A was charged with assaulting a police officer who responded to a report by the owner after he caused a disturbance at a bar in Ulsan around 12:15 a.m. on December 5 last year, grabbing and shaking the officer's collar while demanding, "Why did you come?"

A had previously been sentenced to 4 months in prison with a 1-year probation in 2015 and 4 months in prison in 2017 for assaulting police officers, both cases involving obstruction of official duties.

The court stated the sentencing reasons, saying, "To eradicate the trend of disregarding public authority, it is necessary to impose severe punishment for obstruction of official duties. We considered that the defendant committed the crime during the period of repeated offenses of the same kind and has a history of being punished 15 times for violent crimes."

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