355 people evaded military service last year, “highest ever” in South Korea

On the 14th, South Korea's Military Manpower Administration released the personal data of 355 evaders of compulsory military service in 2022 on its website.
This is the highest number since 2016, when the personal data of military service evaders began being made public.
list has been published. The list also includes the 31-year-old son of former Financial Services Commission Chairman Eun Sung-soo, who was charged with violating the military service law in July last year.
In March of this year, the Military Manpower Administration gave advance notice to those who evaded military service, gave them an opportunity to provide an explanation within six months, and after deliberation by the Military Service Refusal Disclosure Committee, the final list of subjects to be disclosed was confirmed.
Established. The personal data disclosure system for military service evaders has been implemented since July 1, 2015, with the aim of preventing military service evaders and encouraging honest military service.
Currently, the personal data of 1,250 military service evaders are published on the Military Manpower Agency's website.
The disclosed information includes the name, age, address, date and time of the evasion, summary of the evasion, and violation of the law of the person evading military service.
There are six items called anti-clauses. However, if a person who is currently on the list performs military service, he or she will be removed from the list. Officials from the Military Manpower Administration said, ``By disclosing the personal data of military service evaders, we will
"This will help establish a culture of protecting military service and fulfilling military service with integrity," he said, adding, "We will continue to do our best in a fair and just manner for South Korea, which is proud of its military service."