South Korean man jailed for refusing military service after admitting he loves PUBG: Battlegrounds, which 'makes the court question whether his conscientious objection is authentic'
Author: Rich Stanton,
published 11 months ago,
The South Korean Supreme Court has upheld an 18-month prison sentence imposed on a South Korean man who refused to attend military service after being drafted (as reported by the Korea Herald and spotted by GamesRadar+). The length of the sentence is deliberate: 18 months of military service is mandatory for all able-bodied South Korean men under the Military Service Act. The man had refused on the basis of his being "against all war and violence" but his punishment was upheld, at least in part, because he enjoyed PUBG: Battlegrounds... Read more.