'I'll Kill You' Threatened Military Superior and Assaulted Police After Discharge: 20s Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison

Court: "Crime committed while already punished or on trial, bad nature of crime... severe punishment necessary"

A man in his 20s, accused of threatening his superiors during military service and assaulting citizens and police officers after discharge, was sentenced to two years in prison.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Seul-gi] A man in his 20s has been sentenced to prison for threatening a superior officer who tried to prevent him from leaving his military unit without permission during his service, and for assaulting a citizen and police officers who intervened in a dispute with his girlfriend after his discharge.

The Gwangju District Court Criminal Division 6 (Judge Yoon Bong-hak) announced on the 7th that A (22), who was indicted on charges of threatening a superior officer and obstructing official duties, was sentenced to two years in prison.

The court stated, "A has committed various crimes multiple times in the past and was either punished or on trial for them, and the nature of these offenses is serious, so a severe punishment is necessary."

Earlier, A was charged with headbutting Sergeant B, an administrative supply officer, around 4:30 p.m. on July 29 last year while serving as a full-time private in the headquarters company of an infantry division of the Army, and repeatedly threatening him by saying, "I will kill you."

At that time, A had just fought with his girlfriend and attempted to leave the company, saying, "I need to go to my girlfriend's house." B sought help from A's mother to stop him, and A threatened, saying, "I've already gone as far as I can. Should I kill you now? I will kill your family too."

Additionally, A was prosecuted for assaulting a group who tried to stop a fight between him and his girlfriend at a sashimi restaurant in Gwangju between 9:50 p.m. and 10:11 p.m. on April 12, and for verbally abusing and spitting on the face of police officers who arrived after a report was made.

A is also accused of breaking the glass of a public phone booth with his fist during a fight with his girlfriend on June 28, and refusing a police request for a breathalyzer test at 1:42 a.m. the following day.

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