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Tenants Acquitted of Trespassing After Changing Locks to Reclaim Homes

Tenants Acquitted of Trespassing After Changing Locks to Reclaim Homes

DAEJEON, Apr. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – A group of tenants who changed the door locks and re-entered their former apartments after failing to receive their security deposits were prosecuted for trespassing but were acquitted in both the first and second trials. According to legal insiders, in 2019, 11 residents, including an individual referred to only as [...]

Students Get Suspended Prison Sentences for Trespassing on U.S. Envoy’s Residence

Students Get Suspended Prison Sentences for Trespassing on U.S. Envoy’s Residence

SEOUL, April 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Four South Korean university students indicted for breaking into the United States ambassador’s residence in Seoul last October were all given suspended prison sentences by a local court Wednesday. The Seoul Central District Court sentenced the four students each to an imprisonment of one year, suspended for two years, after [...]

Intrepid Photographers Fined for Trespassing After Tunnel Becomes Photo Hotspot

Intrepid Photographers Fined for Trespassing After Tunnel Becomes Photo Hotspot

UIJEONGBU, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Gyeonggi Province has urged citizens not to enter a railroad tunnel after it was mistakenly identified as a photo zone. The Gyooe Line, 31.8-kilometer-long suburban line connecting Goyang, Yangju and Uijeongbu, stopped passenger transportation in 2004. However, it is still an operating railway with cargo and military trains. Therefore, [...]