A Chinese exchange student in his 20s set fires on a university campus... Arrested for departure but sentenced to 1 year and 6 months in prison = Korea

On the 6th, the Ulsan District Court in South Korea sentenced a Chinese exchange student in his 20s, Mr. A, who was charged with arson for setting fires in various parts of a university campus, to one year and six months in prison.
According to the ruling, in February of this year, while studying abroad at a university in Ulsan, Mr. A burned his bedding, notebooks, and other items he had taken from the dormitory where he was staying in a cylindrical ashtray installed in a smoking booth at the university.
Although the faculty, staff and other students, who were surprised by what they saw, tried to put out the fire, Mr. A again took trash and notebooks from his room in the dormitory and ran around a total of four locations over the course of about two hours, including roads on the university campus and the nearby mountain behind the building.
The next day, Mr. A attempted to depart for China, but was arrested by the police. During questioning by the investigative authorities and at trial, Mr. A denied most of the crimes. The court's reasons for the verdict were as follows:
"The defendant's arson caused 50 square meters of forest to burn, and it was a dangerous act that could have led to a major fire," he said. "Although he has shown some disrespect by denying the allegations, fortunately,
However, no personal harm was caused, and the defendant's mental state must be taken into consideration," the court said in deciding the sentence.