Resident Causes Trouble by Blocking Parking Lot Entrance for 12 Hours After Placing 'Ddakji' on Own Car

A passenger car blocking the entrance to a parking lot in an apartment complex in Yangju-si, Gyeonggi Province, on December 28 last year. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Soyoung] The court sentenced a resident to a fine for blocking the entrance to an apartment underground parking lot for about 12 hours using a passenger car after being dissatisfied with a parking violation sticker placed on his car.

On the 8th, the Uijeongbu District Court Criminal Division 9 (Judge Lee Jaewook) announced that it sentenced Mr. A, a man in his 40s, who was indicted on charges of general traffic obstruction and obstruction of business, to a fine of 1.5 million won.

Mr. A is accused of blocking the entrance to the underground parking lot of the apartment he lives in, located in Yangju City, with a passenger car from around 9:55 p.m. on December 28 last year until about 9:35 a.m. the next day, and obstructing the duties of the apartment management office manager and security guards.

It was confirmed that Mr. A blocked the parking lot entrance out of anger after security guards repeatedly placed parking violation stickers on the windshield of his vehicle.

At the time, the management office, which received complaints from residents about the inconvenience, requested Mr. A to move his car, but he refused, and only moved the car after the police arrived. The inconvenience was entirely borne by the residents. Apartment residents experienced traffic congestion and had to take a longer route on their way to work.

The court stated the sentencing reasons, saying, "The entrance to the apartment underground parking lot was blocked for about 12 hours, causing considerable inconvenience to residents during their commute," and "considering the defendant's remorse, the fact that the act was committed impulsively, and the apartment management office manager's plea for leniency."

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