40s Man Sentenced for Causing Disturbance to Stop Smoking in Subway Station Waiting Room

A man in his 40s who damaged property inside a subway station after getting angry when a station staff member stopped him from smoking in the station waiting area was sentenced to prison.

According to the legal community on the 25th, Judge Kim Dong-jin of the Criminal Division 4 at the Seoul Southern District Court recently sentenced Jeong Mo (43) to four months in prison on charges of special property damage.

The court stated the reason for sentencing, saying, "He committed a violent crime by refusing the station staff's legitimate instructions, the nature of the crime is serious, the damage exceeds 5 million won, and the damage has not yet been properly compensated."

Jeong was smoking in the waiting area of a subway station in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, at around 12:50 a.m. on December 29 last year when he got angry because a station staff member stopped him and damaged property in the station. It was investigated that Jeong lifted the metal trash can lid and repeatedly struck the reinforced glass fence on the platform stairs, and also damaged the subway station gate terminal and the smartphone auxiliary battery rental device.

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