"If Communication Fails, Do It Decisively Once"…20-Year-Old Who Ordered Junior to Kill Member of Rival Gang Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison

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[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Eun-young] A man in his 20s who ordered a junior member of a violent organization to kill a member of another violent organization was sentenced to seven years in prison.

On the 13th, the Criminal Division 11 of Daegu District Court (Presiding Judge Kim Sang-yoon) announced that A (28), who was tried on charges of instructing a junior to kill a member of a rival violent organization (incitement to injury resulting in death), was sentenced to seven years in prison.

A is a member of the Daesindongpa organization in Daegu and was prosecuted for allegedly ordering junior member B to stab and kill C (20), a member of the Hyangchondong Gupa organization, with a weapon in January last year.

It was investigated that A planned the crime out of resentment after C and others caused a disturbance by harassing hostesses at his pub.

A was concerned that if he, being older, directly harmed C, it might trigger a 'war between organizations' and other side effects, so he conspired to have a junior who was one year older than the victim carry out the crime.

A reportedly instructed junior member B, "Try talking to (C) once, and if the conversation doesn't work, handle it decisively (kill him)."

Accordingly, after killing C, B reportedly reported to A, "The conversation didn't work, so I used a weapon. The job is done."

The court stated, "He told his junior to use a weapon to carry out what is colloquially called a 'job,' inciting injury that resulted in the victim's death. Nevertheless, he denies the crime, shows no remorse, and has taken no measures to restore the damage, making a severe sentence commensurate with his responsibility inevitable."

Furthermore, the court explained the sentencing reasons, saying, "Considering that the incident arose from a spontaneous quarrel among violent organization members and was not premeditated, and that the attack causing the victim's death occurred impulsively after the junior member was attacked by the victim, we have taken these factors into account."

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