Rapper Napra's prison sentence is finalized...Conclusion of celebrity ”military service broker” case = Korea

Rapper Napra (real name Choi Nicholas Seok-bae), who was on trial in South Korea for allegedly committing military service fraud, has had his prison sentence suspended.
The ruling marks the end of a case known as a "military service broker." The legal community sees this ruling as an important precedent for similar military service fraud cases in the future.
According to the legal community on the 2nd, the Supreme Court's first division has decided to hear appeals from both the prosecutor and the defendant in the appeal hearing for rapper Napra's charges of violating the military service law.
The court dismissed all charges and upheld the original ruling of one year and two months in prison, suspended for two years, and also upheld the 120-hour community service order.
The co-directors of the management office "Gulbrin," who were also on trial, were also appealed.
The sentence was one year and six months in prison, suspended for three years, and 160 hours of community service. Napra was assigned to the Seocho-gu Office in Seoul in February 2021 as a community service officer, and falsified his arrives to work records.
He was indicted on suspicion of trying to release himself early by pretending that his depression had worsened. He was sentenced to one year in prison in the first instance, but the sentence was reduced to a suspended sentence on appeal.
The appeals court said, "The nature of the crime is very bad, and the crime of threatening the public servant who had been looking after him and demanding his release from military service is not good."
While citing the allegations, the court explained, "We decided on the sentence taking into consideration the defendant's remorse and regret, as well as the fairness of sentencing him at the same time as the marijuana case."
Rapper Ravi (real name Kim Won-sik), who was indicted on the same charges, was sentenced to one year in prison in the first and second trials.
He was given a two-year suspended sentence and the sentence was finalized without appeal. Rabi was indicted on charges of pretending to be an epileptic, obtaining a false medical certificate, and then submitting it to the Military Manpower Administration in an attempt to avoid military service.
The court also found guilty of military service brokers who were accused of helping those with military service evade military service by instructing them how to fake epilepsy and helping them issue false medical certificates.
In connection with the Napra case, A, a service instructor at the Seoul Regional Military Manpower Administration, and B, head of the civil defense team at a district office, were sentenced to one year in prison, suspended for two years, and ordered to perform 80 hours of community service.
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