A 20-Year-Old Who Violated COVID-19 Self-Quarantine by Visiting Cafes Daily Receives Maximum Court Fine
[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Sung-pil] A woman who violated the mandatory self-quarantine order for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) and roamed around the city was sentenced to the highest legal fine.
According to the legal community on the 3rd, Chief Judge Choi Chang-seok of the Criminal Division 8 at the Seoul Central District Court sentenced Kim Mo (27), who was tried for violating the Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Act, to a fine of 10 million won. The fine of 10 million won corresponds to the highest legal fine imposed for violating self-quarantine guidelines. According to the Infectious Disease Control Act, those who do not receive inpatient treatment or refuse it, or refuse quarantine measures, are subject to imprisonment for up to one year or a fine of up to 10 million won.
Kim was indicted on charges of leaving her residence in Seocho-gu, Seoul, seven times from April 4 to 7 during the self-quarantine period. After returning from the United States, she was classified as a suspected COVID-19 patient and received a self-quarantine notice from health authorities. It was investigated that she visited famous cafes and restaurants every day without fail from the first day of the notice. She was later diagnosed with COVID-19.
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The court stated, "The defendant engaged in acts with a high possibility of spreading infectious diseases without any sense of caution, such as visiting restaurants and cafes where many people gather multiple times," and pointed out, "It is necessary to respond strictly in light of the serious social harm caused by the spread of COVID-19." However, the court added, "Considering that no additional infections caused by the defendant occurred, that she is a first-time offender with no prior criminal record, and that she is still a student."
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