Jung Min-ho has worked as a staff writer at The Korea Times since 2012, mostly covering social and political issues. He currently belongs to the Politics & City Desk where he covers topics such as health, labor and human rights. Prior to joining the team, he was responsible for covering North Korea and sports. His article about a biosecurity breach of Middle East respiratory syndrome won him an award from the Korea Science Journalists Association in 2016. He is also the co-author of the book, "Medical Pioneers of Korea" (2019). He served as the head of the international relations committee at the Journalists Association of Korea from 2021 to 2023.
Myanmar man's 5-year prison term upheld for attempted murder
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By Jung Min-ho
An appeals court has upheld a five-year prison sentence for a Myanmarese national, 30, for trying to kill his former colleague in Dangjin, South Chungcheong Province, six months ago.
The Daejeon High Court on Friday dismissed his appeal and upheld the lower court’s verdict that found him guilty of attempted murder against his compatriot at a residence near their workplace on April 28.
The man, who had been working at the factory without a valid visa, was indicted on charges of attacking the victim repeatedly with a 36-centimeter knife.
The assailant reportedly had become involved in a conflict while trying to settle a quarrel about religion between the victim and another worker.
The man was found to have been granted an E-9 visa — the type issued for foreign nationals employed in non-professional jobs such as manufacturing — before entering Korea in 2022. He has been staying here illegally after the visa expired in March 2023.