A man in his 20s who hurled abuse at a female superior in front of other soldiers during his military service has received a suspended imposition of sentence.
Judge Kim Dong-seok of the Daegu District Court suspended the imposition of a two-month prison term for the man, identified as A, who had been indicted on charges of insulting a superior under the Military Criminal Act, legal sources said on the 21st.
Under South Korea's suspended imposition of sentence, a court may delay handing down a penalty for a set period even after finding the defendant guilty, taking into account the severity of the offense and other circumstances.
A was accused of publicly insulting his superior, identified as B, a 33-year-old woman at the time, at an administrative office of his unit in Yangju, Gyeonggi Province, at about 3:20 p.m. on April 17 last year.
After being reprimanded by B, A shouted expletives at her within earshot of other soldiers because he was upset, telling her to "just make us train instead, you XXX" and "give it a rest, you crazy X."
"This offense undermines order and discipline within the military, and the culpability is not light," Kim said.
The judge added that he had taken into account that "the defendant admits to the offense and has made efforts to remedy the harm, including depositing 3 million won with the court for the victim, that he is a man in his early 20s with no criminal record, and the circumstances he was in at the time as well as the background and content of the remarks."
