The case of a 78-year-old man, convicted 61 years ago for biting a piece of language to a man who tried to rape her, will be considered again-DPA agency said on Sunday. The woman inspired by the #metoo movement in 2020, i.e. 56 years after the incident, submitted an application for re -examination of the case. After years of interrogations, the Supreme Court overturned the original judgment and approved the appeal of the forehead.
On May 6, 1964, Choi, who was only 18 years old at the time, defended herself against an attempt to rape from a 21-year-old attacker, biting him 1.5 cm of language. The police referred her case to the prosecutor's office.
The forehead, which operated in self -defense, was recognized by the District Court in Pusan as guilty of severe injury and sentenced to 10 months imprisonment suspended for two years. Her attacker heard a sentence of six months suspended for two years for invasion of the victim's property and extortion.
After 61 years, he fights for justice
Already as a sixty -year -old forehead she enrolled in studies, where – according to the daily Korean Herald ” – during the lecture” Sex, love and society “realized the injustice that met her. However, it wasn't until 2020, 56 years after the incident, inspired by the global movement of #metoo Czoi, she submitted an application for reconsideration of the case.
#Metoo is an attempt to pay attention to the problem of women's sexual harassment. The action gained special publicity in 2017 after accusations against one of the film producers in Hollywood, Harvey Weinstein. At that time, many famous women began to publicly talk about their experiences with harassment and mean the story described in social media with the hashtag #metoo. Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison for sexual offenses.
The Supreme Court approved the appeal
The District Court, which issued the original judgment in the forehead case, rejected her request due to insufficient evidence that the woman was unlawfully detained and forced to testify during the investigation. The woman finally appealed to the Supreme Court in Pusan, which initially upheld the decision of the lower court, “not seeing errors in the decision.” However, the woman did not give up and after more than three years of auditions, the Supreme Court in the south-eastern city of Pusan last Thursday approved the appeal of the Czoi.
In the opinion of the Korean Times, the 78-year-old case means possible to close one of the most controversial rulings in South Korea, criticized for the lack of protection of victims of sexual violence.
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