'Military Service Corruption Charges' Nafla Appeals 1-Year Prison Sentence in First Trial

Rapper Nafla (31, Choi Seok-bae), who was sentenced to one year in prison in the first trial for attempting to evade military service, has appealed the verdict.

Rapper Nafla

According to the legal community on the 15th, Nafla's side submitted an appeal to Judge Kim Jeong-gi of the Criminal Division 7 at the Seoul Southern District Court the day before. The first trial court sentenced Nafla to one year in prison on the 10th for violating the Military Service Act. Previously, the prosecution had requested a sentence of two years and six months.

Nafla is accused of attempting to evade military service through a military service broker named Gu (47) while serving as a social service agent in Seocho-gu, Seoul. It is known that Nafla claimed to suffer from depression and other conditions to receive a Grade 5 evaluation.

The first trial court explained, "Nafla meticulously planned for a long time to receive a Grade 5 evaluation and delayed his service, sending threatening messages to the Seocho-gu officer in charge, showing a bad nature of the crime," and added, "He committed the crime while being tried for a drug case." However, the court also stated, "Considering that he reflected during more than five months of detention, received an actual Grade 4 evaluation due to psychiatric depression, and showed fear of military service after growing up in the United States."

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