Man in His 70s Who Violated Post-Release Drinking Ban Sent Back to Prison After Being Caught by Probation Officer

【Financial News Ulsan=Reporter Choi Soo-sang】 The criminal division 4 of the Ulsan District Court, presided over by Chief Judge Im Jeong-yun, said on the 26th that it had sentenced a man in his 70s, identified as A, to eight months in prison for violating the Act on Attachment of Electronic Devices, etc.
A had previously served three years in prison for a sex crime. After his release, he was ordered to comply with several conditions until 2030, including wearing a location-tracking electronic device, refraining from drinking alcohol if his blood alcohol concentration was 0.05% or higher, and following any breathalyzer instructions from his probation officer.
However, in February, on a road in Nam-gu, Ulsan Metropolitan City, A refused three times to take a breathalyzer test requested by a probation officer from the Ulsan Probation Office. He also injured the officer in the process.
The court explained its sentencing by saying, "He had already been punished several times for violating the conditions, but he violated them again, so we imposed a prison term."


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