Constitutional Court Rules Hiring Ban on Draft Evaders Unconstitutional

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BREAKING — South Korea's Constitutional Court ruled that a law barring the employment of military service evaders and requiring their dismissal is incompatible with the Constitution, ordering lawmakers to revise the statute by February next year.

Original reporting by Kim Seong-tae for Seoul Economic Daily.

AI-translated from Korean. Quotes from foreign sources are based on Korean-language reports and may not reflect exact original wording.

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