Taxi Driver Who Buried Surveillance Camera to Avoid Fine Arrested and Prosecuted

Prosecution Indicts and Detains on Charges of Concealing Public Property

A taxi driver who stole a speed enforcement camera and buried it underground to avoid a fine has been brought to trial.

The Jeju District Prosecutors' Office announced on the 3rd that it has arrested and indicted Mr. A, a taxi driver in his 50s, on charges of concealing public property.

Mr. A is accused of secretly taking one portable speed enforcement camera worth 25 million won, along with a backup battery and tripod worth 4.5 million won, installed on a mid-mountain road in Saekdal-dong, Seogwipo City, between the afternoon of the 12th and the morning of the 13th last month, and burying them in an orchard.

The unmanned booth where the portable speed enforcement camera stolen by Mr. A was installed. [Image provided by Seogwipo Police Station]

The prosecution believes that Mr. A committed the crime out of dissatisfaction after repeatedly paying fines for speeding.

It was confirmed that Mr. A was driving at 100 km/h on the road where the speed limit is 80 km/h at the time.

The prosecution stated, "We will strictly punish acts of damage to public property and do our best to ensure that the defendant receives punishment commensurate with the crime."

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