Court acquits man accused of eating fried chicken to dodge conscription
Social affairsApr 14, 2019
A man accused of putting on weight by eating fried chicken to avoid mandatory military service was acquitted of breaking the law on conscription, Incheon District Court said Sunday.The 22-year-old college student reportedly underwent a physical examination for military service in August 2016. The test showed that the man, who weighed 106 kilograms and was 169.6 centimeters tall at the time, had Body Mass Index of 36.8. People with BMI of 33 and higher can be exempted from full-time military serv