Close Contact Person Who Left Self-Quarantine Without Permission for 5 Minutes Fined 1.5 Million KRW

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Ju Cheol-in] A person who left their self-quarantine location without permission for about 5 minutes was sentenced to a fine of 1.5 million won.

On the 18th, Judge Kim Cho-ha of the Changwon District Court Criminal Division 7 announced that A (60), who was prosecuted for leaving the self-quarantine location without permission, was sentenced to a fine of 1.5 million won.

A was classified as a close contact of a confirmed case of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) on December 16 last year and was placed under a 14-day self-quarantine order at their residence in Gimhae, Gyeongnam.

However, on the 22nd of the same month, A violated the self-quarantine order by visiting a restaurant on foot.

The court stated, "The defendant violated the quarantine order, causing the risk of spreading the infectious disease," and added, "Considering that the unauthorized departure from the quarantine location lasted about 5 minutes and that there was no contact with others, the sentence is determined comprehensively."

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