A court in South Korea has sentenced a man to prison after he was found guilty of evading mandatory military service by deliberately gaining weight.韩国一家法院判处一名男子入狱，因其故意增重逃避强制性兵役而被判有罪。



The 26-year-old man was sentenced to a year in prison, suspended for two years, under the Military Service Act by the Seoul Eastern Dongbu District Court, The Korea Herald reported.据《韩国先驱报》报道，首尔东部东部地方法院根据《兵役法》， 判处这名26岁男子一年有期徒刑，缓刑两年。

The man had doubled his daily food intake and consumed large amounts of water before his physical examination for the military draft, according to the report. He had qualified for a combat role in his initial physical exam in October 2017.据报道， 该男子在兵役体检前将每日食量加倍，并大量饮水。他在2017年10月的初次体检中符合战斗岗位条件。

He deliberately consumed more food and was granted a grade that held him obese after a physical exam in June 2023. He weighed 102.3kg at 169cm tall with a body mass index of 35.8, which allowed him to serve in a non-combat role at a government agency.他故意吃得更多，在2023年6月的体检中被评定为肥胖。他身高169厘米，体重102.3公斤，身体质量指数为35.8，这让他得以在政府机构的非战斗岗位服役。

According to South Korean law, all able-bodied men between the ages of 18 and 28 must join the military and serve 18 months in active service. In 2020, the law was revised to allow globally recognised K-pop stars to postpone their service until they turned 30.根据韩国法律，所有18至28岁之间的健壮男性必须参军并服役18个月。2020年，法律修订后允许全球公认的K-pop明星将服役时间推迟到30岁。

Those who evade their mandatory military service without justifiable cause can be jailed for up to three years under the military law.根据军事法，无正当理由逃避兵役者可被判入狱长达三年。

The defendant reportedly followed a weight-gain regimen planned by his friend, who was sentenced to six months in prison, suspended for two years, for aiding and abetting.据报道，被告遵循其朋友制定的增重计划，其朋友因协助和教唆被判六个月有期徒刑， 缓刑两年执行。

The friend denied the accusation and said he never thought the defendant would go through with the plan.该朋友否认指控，称他从未想过被告会实施该计划。

The court reportedly handed a "relatively lenient punishment" for the defendant and his friend as the duo held no previous criminal record. The defendant acknowledged his wrongdoing and vowed to sincerely serve his military duty, according to the Korean daily.据报道，法院因两人均无犯罪前科而对被告及其朋友做出了“相对宽大的处罚”。据韩国日报报道，被告承认了自己的错误，并誓言将真诚履行兵役。

Earlier in 2018, a dozen South Korean college students deliberately made themselves overweight by consuming large amounts of protein powder and drinking copious amounts of juice the day before their physical exam to avoid service.早在2018年， 十多名韩国大学生为逃避兵役，在体检前一天大量食用蛋白粉和饮用果汁让自己超重。