Weekly Brief: Oct. 17th - 23rd

Conscientious objectors to military service not guilty, appeals court rules. In a rare decision, two conscientious objectors were foundnot guilty [http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/766406.html]by an appeals court. Though lower courts have ruled similarly in the past, this ruling is a first at the appeals level. In South Korea, any man refusing to report for duty can serve up to 3 years in prison. The military refuses to offer any form of alternative service and has prosec