A drug offender who shouted abuse at the presiding judge on the spot was sentenced to an additional four months in prison for contempt of court.

He excused himself for the profanity to the effect that he was "complaining to himself", but this was not accepted by the court.

Judge Kang Wan-so of the Criminal Division 4 of the Uijeongbu District Law announced today (2th) that he sentenced Mr. A, who was brought to trial on charges of contempt of court, to four months in prison.

Mr. A, who was previously released from prison in 4 after serving a two-year prison sentence for drug possession, was later charged again in September 30 for three counts of dosing meth at his residence.

In the second drug case, the first trial sentenced Mr. A to one year and two months in prison on the grounds that he admitted to the crime, showed a willingness to take drugs, and turned himself in, but Mr. A appealed, saying that the sentence was heavy even though he had turned himself in.

Later, at around 2019:2 a.m. on November 2021 last year, when Mr. A's appeal was rejected at the Uijeongbu District Court Appeal Court, Mr. A turned to the presiding judge and said, "It's like X. XX Whether you were embroidering or doing it, you were shouting and making insulting remarks.

Eventually, the prosecution conducted further investigations into the contempt of court charge and indicted Mr. A.

The court explained: "It is only natural that such insulting remarks by a party to the trial against the presiding judge during the trial may cause the presiding judge to feel humiliated and embarrassed, and may further cause considerable psychological and physical hindrance to the proceedings of the case and subsequent proceedings."

The court also ruled that "apart from the defendant's flimsy excuses such as 'I didn't swear at the presiding judge, I was just complaining to myself,' it is difficult to find any sincere remorse for the crime."

However, the reason for sentencing was stated as "taking into account the defendant's general admission of the facts and the fact that he appears to have committed the crime accidentally in a state of excitement."

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