Korean adultery actress given prison sentence
Thursday, 18 December 2008
One of South Korea's best-known actresses, Ok So-ri, has been given a suspended prison sentence of eight months for adultery, reports BBC.
She admitted the offence and the court suspended the sentence for two years.
The trial took place after Ms Ok failed to get the constitutional court to overturn the strict law that makes adultery a criminal offence.
In her petition she said the law was an infringement of human rights and amounted to revenge.
According to the BBC correspondent in Seoul, John Sudworth, the scandal has kept South Korea's tabloid newspapers and internet chatrooms buzzing for months.
She admitted the offence and the court suspended the sentence for two years.
The trial took place after Ms Ok failed to get the constitutional court to overturn the strict law that makes adultery a criminal offence.
In her petition she said the law was an infringement of human rights and amounted to revenge.
According to the BBC correspondent in Seoul, John Sudworth, the scandal has kept South Korea's tabloid newspapers and internet chatrooms buzzing for months.