Social Service Agent Habitually Absent from Workplace for 9 Days ... Sentenced to 6 Months Imprisonment

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Sharon] The chief judge of the Criminal Division 4 at Changwon District Court announced on the 3rd that A (27), who was tried on charges of repeatedly leaving his workplace without permission (violation of the Military Service Act), was sentenced to six months in prison.

A, a social service agent, did not report to his workplace, a community center in Changwon, Gyeongnam, for a total of nine days from January to March this year without any particular reason.

According to current law, social service agents must not leave their workplace for a total of eight days or more without justifiable reasons.

Chief Judge Lee Jong-hoon stated, "The defendant has been punished three times before for the same charges, yet committed the offense again, making severe punishment inevitable," and added, "It is worth considering that he recently got married and pledged to live faithfully with his spouse in the future."

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