South Korea: Two men behind nation's worst-ever wildfires get suspended prison terms

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Jan 16, 2026 - 11:08
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South Korea: Two men behind nation's worst-ever wildfires get suspended prison terms

UISEONG: A South Korean court sentenced two men to suspended prison terms on Friday for starting the nation's worst-ever wildfires last year, which ravaged southeastern parts of the country for nearly a week and left over two dozen dead.

The Uiseong branch of the Daegu District Court handed down a two-year prison term, suspended for three years, for one of the defendants, surnamed Shin, and a 2 and half year prison term, suspended for three years, for the other, surnamed Jeong.

Both were ordered 120 hours of community service.

 

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