South Korea: 20-year-old man given suspended sentence for artificially increasing his weight to avoid military service and receiving a grade 4 physical exam

A man in his 20s who purposely gained weight in an attempt to avoid military service has been given a suspended prison sentence. According to legal circles, on the 23rd, the Seoul Eastern District Court gave a suspended prison sentence to Defendant A (26), who was indicted on suspicion of violating the Military Service Act.