Jeonnam Police Take Legal Action Against 6 Including 2 Arrested for Violating COVID-19 Quarantine Rules

Strict Judicial Action Planned for Assault Without Mask, Violation of Quarantine Rules, and Illegal Acts Under Zero Tolerance Policy

Jeonnam Provincial Police Agency building exterior

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] Recently, incidents of violating quarantine rules such as not wearing masks on public transportation and committing acts of violence have been increasing.

The Jeonnam Police announced on the 31st that, so far, a total of six people have been prosecuted for violating quarantine rules related to 'not wearing masks on public transportation,' and among them, two have been detained.

On the 28th, a man in his 50s who assaulted other passengers and responding police officers while requesting proper mask-wearing at the bus stop in Beolgyo-eup, Boseong, and another man in his 50s who caused a disturbance at the civil service office in the Sinan area and damaged an acrylic partition installed to prevent COVID-19 infection were sent to detention.

Due to the recent resurgence of COVID-19, nationwide COVID-19 social distancing level 2 was announced on the 23rd. Accordingly, 13 out of 17 metropolitan cities and provinces have mandated mask-wearing not only on public transportation but also indoors and outdoors.

Violations of these quarantine compliance orders may result in fines of up to 3 million KRW or penalties of up to 100,000 KRW.

The Jeonnam Police plan to strictly prosecute illegal acts such as violating quarantine rules like 'not wearing masks' and committing violence under a 'zero tolerance policy.'

The police will actively apply ▲ the Criminal Act, ▲ the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes, and even for minor cases, to prevent recidivism, they will actively apply the Minor Offenses Act (causing anxiety, penalty fine of 50,000 KRW) and issue warnings.

In particular, if offenders continue their crimes while ignoring police and citizen interventions, they will be arrested in flagrante delicto, and serious cases will be handled exclusively by the violent crime unit with detention investigations, responding strictly.

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