47-year-old man sentenced to prison for prank call to police (18th) - South Korea

A man in his 40s who made 18 prank calls to a police station was sentenced to prison. On the 19th, the Seoul Eastern District Court sentenced Defendant A (
The court said that defendant A (47) was sentenced to six months in prison and a fine of 200,000 won (approximately 22,000 yen). At around 1:08 pm on March 28 last year, defendant A called the police on his mobile phone and received the police officer's
The accused is accused of obstructing public duties. Defendant A repeatedly called the police and made abusive remarks to the police officers until 2:46 pm on the same day.
When the police arrested Defendant A on suspicion of violating the Minor Offenses Punishment Act, Defendant A went to the police station.
The defendant made abusive remarks at police officers and caused a commotion by throwing wet tissues. Defendant A had a history of being sentenced to fines twice in the past.
The court ruled that "the defendant called the police 18 times, verbally abused police officers and assaulted police officers at the police box."
"The nature of his crimes is extremely serious. His verbal abuse was severe and included sexual expressions," the court said. "Despite this, he has shown no remorse whatsoever and continues to deny the crimes with unconvincing arguments. He deserves severe punishment."
It is necessary," he said, explaining the reason for the sentence.