"I Hate Going to the Military"... Man on Probation Who Gained 51kg in 2 Years

[Asia Economy Reporter Bae Kyunghwan] A man who gained 50 kg in just over two years to avoid military enlistment was sentenced to a suspended prison term again in the second trial. He claimed that his weight gain was due to depression, but the court did not accept this.

According to the legal community on the 11th, the 9th Criminal Appeals Division of the Seoul Central District Court (Presiding Judge Yang Kyungseung) sentenced A (30), who was tried for violating the Military Service Act, to one year in prison with a two-year suspension, the same as in the first trial.

A is accused of deliberately gaining weight to receive a social service agent classification after being rated as Grade 3 in the physical examination by the Military Manpower Administration in November 2015.

The weight A gained over 2 years and 2 months was 51 kg. To achieve this, A falsified reasons to continuously postpone enlistment and was found to have consumed high-calorie foods such as chicken, pizza, and hamburgers intensively from late 2017 to early 2018.

In court, A argued that he ate high-calorie foods due to depression and had no intention to evade military service. However, the appellate court stated, "After the defendant was classified as a social service agent, his weight rapidly decreased," and "It is recognized that the defendant was avoiding active duty enlistment."

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