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Man fined 3 million won for walking around Changwon apartment with weapon

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 Outcome reported
  • The Changwon District Court fined a man in his 40s 3 million won for carrying and displaying a weapon in a public place.
  • He allegedly walked near an apartment complex on March 4 while showing the weapon to passing residents.
  • The judge said his actions caused considerable anxiety among residents and found no reason to change the fine sought in the summary prosecution.

A court in Changwon has fined a man in his 40s 3 million won for walking near an apartment complex while displaying a weapon to residents.

Changwon District Court Judge Park Ki-joo of the Criminal Division 3 handed down the fine for carrying a weapon in a public place. The incident occurred on the morning of March 4 on a road near an apartment complex in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province.

The fine sought by the prosecutor in the summary prosecution is appropriate.

· Park Ki-jooThe Changwon judge explained why the court upheld the 3 million won fine.

The man, identified only as A, was prosecuted after allegedly walking around with the weapon in his hand and showing it to people passing by.

Judge Park said the fine was appropriate because the man caused considerable anxiety among residents by roaming around the apartment area with a weapon. The court found no circumstances warranting a change in the sentence after the summary prosecution.

It is difficult to find any change in circumstances that should be taken into account in sentencing after the summary prosecution.

· Park Ki-jooThe judge said the court found no basis to alter the penalty.
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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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