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(1)Choi Yoon-jong, the killer of Sillim Mountain Climb, who committed a great crime
(2)Appeal against life imprisonment
(3)Yonhap News TV
(4)Seoul = News 1 reporter Jung Yoon-mi = Choi Yoon-jong 31, the criminal of the so-called Sillim hiking trail murder case, appealed against the first trial ruling that sentenced him to life imprisonment
(5)According to the legal community on the 24th, Choi Yoon-jong submitted an appeal to Jeong Jin-ah, the 26th deputy judge of the Seoul Central District Court
(6)The court sentenced Choi Yoon-jong, who was arrested and indicted on charges of rape and murder in violation of the Special Act on the Punishment of Sexual Violence Crimes, to life imprisonment the previous day, believing that the intention of the murder was recognized It also ordered 10-year employment restrictions for children and youth institutions and disabled institutions and 30-year location tracking devices
(7)Unlike the prosecution’s death sentence, the court explained the reason for the sentence, saying, “Rather than depriving the defendant of his life, we should block the possibility of recidivism with a life sentence that is permanently isolated from society, and allow victims and their families time to apologize and repent for their wrongdoings.”
(8)Choi Yoon-jong is suspected of assaulting the victim with a fist with an iron knuckle for sexual assault on a hiking trail near Gwanak Ecological Park in Sillim-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul on August 17 last year, and strangled him to death. The victim was taken to a hospital for treatment and died two days later
(9)In his final statement in December last year, Choi glossed over the fact that he had committed a grave crime, saying, “I apologize to the bereaved family and I will pray for the souls of the victims.”
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