Foreign National Throws Stones at River Ducks and Abuses Them... Tells Police "I Didn't Know It Was a Crime"

"I Didn't Know Hurting Animals Was a Crime," Statement

On the 3rd, a family of Eastern spot-billed ducks is feeding at Gyeongpo Wetland in Gangneung-si, Gangwon.
[Photo by Yonhap News]

A foreign man who abused and killed a duck living in a stream in Dobong-gu, Seoul, has been caught.

On the 29th, the Dobong Police Station announced that they have apprehended and are investigating a man in his 50s from Vietnam, identified as Mr. A, on charges of violating the Wildlife Protection Act. Mr. A is accused of throwing stones at the duck and cruelly abusing it after pulling it out of the stream.

After receiving a report on the 26th that "a man caught and killed a duck in Banghakcheon Stream in Dobong-gu," the police analyzed nearby closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage and arrested Mr. A. He is known to be affiliated with a Dobong-gu office subcontractor performing grass-cutting work near the stream.

During the police investigation, Mr. A stated, "I did not know that harming animals was a crime in Korea."

According to Article 68 of the Wildlife Protection and Management Act, anyone who abuses wildlife causing death without justifiable reason shall be punished by imprisonment for up to three years or a fine ranging from 3 million to 30 million won.

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