Is it possible to apply the Western District Court riot "Soyo Sin"...up to 10 years in prison

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There is also a possibility that supporters of President Yoon Suk Yeol, who break into the Seoul Western District Court and are under investigation, will be subject to a crime of up to 10 years in prison.

Even if you did not actively participate in the riot, you could be punished if you refused to comply with the dissolution order.

Reporter Shin Gwi-hye reports.

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People gathered in front of the building break down walls, throw fire extinguishers to break windows.

Dozens of police were injured in the process of breaking into the interior and damaging the furniture.

Regarding this, the possibility of applying the crime of damage to public goods and obstruction of public affairs under the criminal law is discussed.

Each can be sentenced to up to seven years in prison and up to five years in fines.

In addition to this, some people are also talking about applying the crime of need.

The required crime is established when multiple people gather to commit assault, intimidation, and damage, and can be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than 1 year and not more than 10 years, imprisonment, or fines of not more than 15 million won.

[Choi Jang-ho / Lawyer: I think all objective composition requirements are met. Multiple sets were done, and I think there was a real act of damage. (Multiple groups are enough, and it's okay not to have a mastermind or leadership system.)

On the other hand, there are opinions that it will be difficult to apply actual crimes because the application criteria, such as multiple sets or the intentionality of crimes, are ambiguous and there are not many precedents to refer to.

Some analysts say that if two or more people gather and commit crimes such as assault, they can be punished under the Violence Punishment Act, which allows up to half of the sentence.

Even if they passively participated in the riot, if they did not comply with the police's order to disband, Article 116 of the Criminal Code may be applied.

I'm YTN's Shin Gwihye.

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