US Prison Term Counts Toward Korean Military Exemption, Court Rules
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Bal-geum = A court has ruled that individuals who have been sentenced to imprisonment and served time abroad may be eligible for military exemption.
A court has ruled that even individuals who have served a prison sentence abroad can be classified as "Wartime Labor Service," eligible for military service exemption, if they meet certain requirements. According to legal sources on the 10th, the 2nd Administrative Division of the Seoul Administrative Court (Presiding Judge Gong Hyeong-jin) recently ruled in favor of the plaintiff in a lawsuit filed by Mr. A against the Head of the Seoul Region…
A man who was deported to Korea after serving 14 years in prison for robbery in the United States filed a lawsuit and won after being imposed military service obligations by the Military Manpower Administration.
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