A woman in her 20s who asked the judge, ”Why are drugs illegal?” showed no signs of remorse and was given a suspended sentence = South Korea

In South Korea, a drug offender in his 20s was given a suspended sentence despite showing no remorse and asking the question "why drugs are illegal" in court.
According to a Korean legal professional on the 30th, Judge Kang Ji-yeop of the Namyangju branch of the Uijeongbu District Court decided to imprison Ms. A (24 years old, female) who was indicted without detention for allegedly violating the Narcotics Control Law.
He was given a one-year sentence, suspended for two years, and ordered to pay a surcharge of 6.27 million won (approximately 6,000 yen) and be put under probation.
From July 2022 to February last year, Mr. A was contacted via Telegram in Seoul and other areas to purchase methamphetamine.
He was on trial for allegedly purchasing 5.6 grams of methamphetamine (also known as methamphetamine). The drug purchases were made over 11 years, and included throwing (hiding drugs in a specific location and informing the buyer of the location) and
A was originally scheduled to be sentenced at the end of July, but he said, "I don't understand why drugs are illegal. Why should a judge decide that?"
"Is this the right of the accused to continue the trial?" she asked the judge, demanding that the trial be resumed. Even the defendants in other cases who were in the courtroom at the time were confused by her unreasonable claims.
Mr. A was so dishonest that he did not even attend subsequent trials. After several postponements, the hearing was finally held last week, and he still did not express any opposition to the current methods of punishment and management of drug offenders.
Despite this, the court gave Mr. A a suspended sentence.
The judge said, "The number of times that methamphetamine was purchased was not small, and the amount of drugs handled was considerable, so the crime is not light. However, the criminal punishment is not sufficient.
Taking into consideration the fact that this is a first offense with no previous criminal record, that the drugs purchased were for personal use and that there is no evidence that they were distributed to others, and that his family has expressed their intention to work to prevent him from reoffending, the probationary position was
The execution of the prison sentence will be suspended on the condition that the suspect is investigated," he said in his reasons for the ruling.