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Jang Yun-gi apologizes for 35 seconds in final defense: “I will carry the punishment for my crime for life”
🇰🇷 South Korea /Crime & Justice

Jang Yun-gi apologizes for 35 seconds in final defense: “I will carry the punishment for my crime for life”

From Dong-A Ilbo · () Korean

Translated from Korean and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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News Named sources In the courts
  • Jang Yun-gi, 23, apologized during his final defense at the Gwangju District Court in a case involving the killing of a high school student.
  • Prosecutors sought the death penalty, public disclosure of his personal information, mandatory sexual-violence treatment, and 30 years of electronic monitoring and probation.
  • Jang said he had committed a crime that must never be forgotten and would carry its punishment for life.

Jang Yun-gi used a 35-second final statement to apologize to the victim and her family during proceedings at the Gwangju District Court.

I apologize to the victims and their bereaved families.

— Jang Yun-giHis opening apology during his final defense at the Gwangju District Court.

The 23-year-old is charged in a case involving the killing of a high school girl whom he did not know. The court’s 13th Criminal Division held the closing hearing on Monday.

I cautiously think that my crude words will not reach the student who closed her eyes unjustly because of my wrong thoughts, or the bereaved family who will feel the absence she left behind.

— Jang Yun-giHe acknowledged that his apology could not address the victim’s death or her family’s loss.

Prosecutors requested a death sentence. They also asked the court to order the public disclosure of Jang’s personal information, completion of a sexual-violence treatment program, and 30 years of location tracking, electronic monitoring and probation.

I committed a crime that must never be forgotten and caused a great, indelible wound to a family.

— Jang Yun-giHe described the lasting harm caused by the crime.

Jang said he had committed “a crime that must never be forgotten” and caused lasting pain to a family. He said he could not comprehend the victim’s suffering and would carry the punishment for his crime for the rest of his life.

I cannot even dare to look at the pain the victims must have felt, and I will carry the punishment for my crime for the rest of my life over those painful wounds.

— Jang Yun-giHe addressed the victim’s suffering and promised to bear responsibility for life.
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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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