A Korean court recently served up a prison sentence to a 26-year-old Korean who stuffed his face until he was too fat to ...

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The Military Manpower Administration maintains a public list of evaders, displaying their names, ages, registered addresses, ...

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He allegedly gained 24 kg (52.8 lbs) in just three months A South Korean man was sentenced to one year in jail for deliberately binge-eating to avoid mandatory military service. Ahead of his ...

A South Korean man has been sentenced to a suspended prison term for deliberately gaining weight to evade military service SEOUL, South Korea -- A South Korean man has been sentenced to a ...

A South Korean man was found guilty of evading military service by deliberately putting on weight. A court in Seoul sentenced the 26-year-old man, whose name was not publicly disclosed ...

The Korea Herald reported on Sunday (Nov 24). The 26-year-old was sentenced to a year in prison, suspended for two years, under the Military Service Act. He reportedly doubled his daily food ...

He received the suspended sentencing for "violating the Military Service Act," per the Korea Herald. All able-bodied men are required to serve in the military in South Korea for at least 18 months ...

SEOUL — A South Korean ... military for 18-21 months, but individuals with health issues can instead carry out their duties at non-military facilities such as welfare centers and community ...

The report states that he gulped down a large amount of water before those tests. This weight meant he could take up a role in social service. In South Korea, the military conscription system is ...