A Parrot Worth 4 Million Won Found, Owner Refuses to Return and Releases It, Resulting in a Fine

The Cheonggeumgang Parrot Trades for About 4 Million Won
"Causing Serious Mental Distress Due to Property Loss"

A man in his 60s, Mr. A, who acquired a parrot worth several million won, was fined for refusing the owner's demand for its return and opening the cage door to let the bird fly away.

According to the legal community on the 8th, Judge Park Min of the Seoul Central District Court Criminal Division 8 sentenced Mr. A to a fine of 3 million won on the 19th of last month after he was formally indicted on charges of embezzlement of lost property.

Mr. A is accused of keeping a Blue-fronted Amazon parrot he found on November 15 last year in Seocho-gu, Seoul, at his business premises, and despite the police's request for its return nine days later, he left the cage and office doors open, allowing the parrot to fly away.

This parrot is a high-priced bird traded for about 4 million won. On November 13 last year, the owner, Mr. B, was training it to fly in Uiwang-si, Gyeonggi-do. The photo is not related to the specific content of the article. [Photo by Pixabay]

The Blue-fronted Amazon parrot is a high-priced bird traded for about 4 million won. On November 13 last year, the owner, Mr. B, was training the bird to fly in Uiwang-si, Gyeonggi-do. However, during the flight training, three parrots were unintentionally driven away by an attack from a flock of crows. Two of them returned to Mr. B as usual, but the whereabouts of one remained unknown.

After reporting to the police and searching for the lost parrot, the bird was found at Mr. A's business in Seocho-gu, Seoul, and a return was requested.

However, Mr. A, who was keeping the parrot, did not respond to the police's three summons and later expressed that he could not return the parrot. When the police visited Mr. A's office, he explained that when he opened the office door, the bird escaped from the cage and flew away.

Judge Park stated the sentencing reason, saying, "Mr. A caused not only financial damage but also serious emotional distress by allowing the parrot, which had left the victim's possession, to fly away to an unknown location without returning it," but added, "Considering that he has no prior criminal record exceeding a fine or similar offenses, a fine was imposed."

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