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Monday 17 August 2015

S. Korea soldier's death sentence upheld over shooting spree

South Korea's high military court has upheld a death sentence for a soldier convicted for killing five comrades in shooting and grenade attacks last year.
 
The assault was the latest in a series of shooting rampages by bullied soldiers in South Korea, which requires all able-bodied men to conduct about two years of military service in the face of a threat from North Korea.
 
The soldier, only identified by his surname Yim, told investigators he attacked his colleagues in June last year after seeing drawings they made of him that he considered insulting.
 
He was sentenced to death in February.
 
The Defense Ministry says the high military court on Monday rejected his appeal.
He can appeal again to the Supreme Court, a civilian court whose decision would be final.
 
 
AP
 
 

4 comments:

  1. I wish naija will adopt this southkorea's method. All able bodied men must serve in military for ateast 21 months, then maybe our soldiers wnt mess up so easily.

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  2. May Allah continue to bless you my President. Please do not forget to look into the issue of Petroleum Technology Development Fund(PTDF). There are a lot of scholarship racketeering going on there. They are kingpins running that agency, who award scholarships to their friends, family and kindred. The scholarships are also being sold to the public. This is not what it was meant to be. Thank you Mr President.

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  3. Wow! They seem to b really strict over there and I pray they get justice. Its well wit their souls.

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