South Korea convicts man over binge eating to dodge military draft
A South Korean man who ate to the point of obesity in an attempt to dodge the army has avoided prison after he pledged to take up his mandatory military service.
South Korean man convicted for deliberately gaining weight to evade military service
A South Korean man has been sentenced to a suspended prison term for deliberately gaining weight to evade military service.
A South Korean man binge-eating to become too fat to serve is the latest creative attempt to dodge the country's draft
A man was given a suspended sentence after he tried to avoid serving in a combat unit by gaining weight, highlighting extreme draft-dodging tactics.
South Korean Man Convicted After Binge Eating to Dodge Military Service
A South Korean man has been found guilty of dodging his required military service after he binge ate for several months in hopes of becoming too obese to serve in a combat role. The 26-year-old, whose name was not released,
South Korean man guilty of binge eating to dodge military service
A South Korean man has been convicted of evading compulsory military service by eating so much he became too obese to fight.
South Korean man guilty of dodging military draft by eating so much he was considered too heavy for combat role
A South Korean man has been convicted of evading compulsory military service by eating so much he became too obese to fight. A court in Seoul sentenced the 26-year old, who has not been named, to a year in prison,
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