40s Man Who Removed Electronic Ankle Bracelet and Fled Abroad Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison

"Going on Overseas Business Trip" Robbery and Escape After Departure Permission Granted

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[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Jeong-wan] A court sentenced a man in his 40s to four years in prison after he removed his electronic monitoring device (ankle bracelet), which was granted for overseas business travel, robbed a friend of money and valuables, and fled abroad.

The Cheonan Branch of the Daejeon District Court, 1st Criminal Division (Presiding Judge Chae Dae-won), on the 14th sentenced A (47), who was indicted on charges of special robbery, to four years in prison and ordered him to wear an electronic monitoring device for 10 years.

A was prosecuted for threatening a friend living in Cheonan with a weapon and stealing 57 million won last September.

A, who was wearing an electronic monitoring device due to a sex crime, obtained permission to leave the country from the Cheonan Probation Office, claiming he had to go on an overseas business trip, removed the device, and committed the crime before departure.

After the crime, A fled abroad but was caught on the 21st of the same month through a joint investigation by the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) and was repatriated to Korea.

The court stated, "He threatened with a weapon prepared in advance and left the victim confined for 18 hours, which likely caused significant fear," and added, "The crime was meticulously planned, and the nature of the offense is very serious."

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