'Military Service Corruption' Nafla Sentenced to 1 Year in Prison... Ravi Receives Suspended Sentence

Nafla sentenced to 1 year in prison, Ravi sentenced to 1 year in prison with 2 years probation

Rapper Nafla (31, real name Choi Nicholas Seok-bae), who attempted to evade military service by pretending his depression had worsened, was sentenced to prison. Rapper Ravi (30, real name Kim Won-sik), who tried to avoid military service by falsely claiming epilepsy, was given a suspended prison sentence.

On the 10th, Judge Kim Jeong-gi of the Criminal Division 7 at Seoul Southern District Court sentenced Nafla to one year in prison for violating the Military Service Act and other charges. Ravi was sentenced to one year in prison with a two-year suspension and ordered to perform 120 hours of community service. Kim Mo (38), co-CEO of the entertainment agency Groovelin along with Ravi, was sentenced to one year and six months in prison with a three-year suspension and ordered to perform 160 hours of community service.

Nafla was indicted on charges of planning to evade military service through applications for unfitness for service or changes in military disposition, together with co-CEO Kim and Gu Mo, a military service broker who was arrested and indicted last December and is currently on trial. Nafla deceived hospital doctors for about two years by pretending his depression had worsened, obtained prescriptions without taking the medication, and received false medical certificates for military service, attempting multiple times to be discharged or re-examined.

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Ravi was prosecuted for conspiring with broker Gu to falsely claim epilepsy to evade military service. Co-CEO Kim signed a contract to pay Gu a total of 50 million won in exchange for receiving the military service evasion scenario. They visited hospitals multiple times, deceived medical staff to obtain epilepsy-related medication, and issued medical certificates for military service to submit to the Military Manpower Administration.

The court explained the sentencing for Nafla, stating, "While serving as a social service agent, he conspired with Gu over a long period to receive a physical grade 5, even exchanging collusive messages, which shows very poor criminal intent." The court added, "Due to these actions, the investigation expanded to include public officials at Seocho District Office." It further noted, "The crime was committed while he was under investigation or trial for a drug case, which worsens the criminal nature."

Regarding Ravi, the court stated, "He attempted to evade military service using deception and obstructed the execution of official duties by related personnel through fraud. He meticulously planned to feign epilepsy and received the disposition, which reflects poor criminal intent."

Earlier, on April 11, the prosecution requested a sentence of two years and six months in prison for Nafla, two years for Ravi, and two years for Kim.

Meanwhile, A, a team leader-level public official at Seocho District Office, and B, a public official at the Seoul Regional Military Manpower Administration, who were indicted for creating false records of Nafla's maladjusted service attendance, were each sentenced to one year in prison with a two-year suspension. Three other public officials who were charged under A's direction were each given a suspended sentence with a fine of 3 million won.

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