‘Kim Gilsu, charged with armed robbery and escape, sentenced to 4 years and 6 months in prison on appeal as well.’

Prepared tear gas and cash robbery
Escaped while in custody…arrested 63 hours later
First trial “Planned embezzlement, heinous crime”
Second trial “Bright days will come if you have a good heart”,

[Anyang=Newsis] Reporter Kim Geun-soo = Kim Gil-soo (36), who was sent to trial for charges of aggravated robbery and fleeing during investigation, was also sentenced to actual imprisonment in the appeals trial. The photo shows Kim Gil-su being escorted to the Annyang Police Station in Annyang-dong, Gyeonggi Province on the afternoon of November 6 last year. 2023.11.06. [email protected], ‘[Seoul=Newsis] Reporter Park Hyun-joon = Kim Gil-soo (36), who was sent to trial for charges of aggravated robbery and fleeing during investigation, was also sentenced to actual imprisonment in the appeals trial.’,
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, ‘Seoul High Court Criminal Division 4-2 (Chief Judge Park Young-jae, Hwang Jin-gu, Ji Young-nan) sentenced Kim, who was charged with aggravated robbery, to 4 years and 6 months in prison in the appeals trial.’,
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, ‘The court stated, “The guilt is heavy as the accused planned to forcibly take a large sum of cash” and pointed out that “the accused intentionally swallowed (plastic) spoons to be transferred to the hospital during arrest and detention, took advantage of lax supervision to escape, showing very poor criminal conduct.”‘,
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, ‘However, the court mentioned that “the fact that more than 66 million won of the seized cash could not be actually acquired is somewhat favorable to the accused” and stated that “the tear gas spray used during the robbery does not easily qualify as a dangerous weapon, let alone as a weapon.”‘,
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, ‘The judge advised, “The accused may have to be detained for a considerable period for committing crimes that deserve condemnation,” and said, “If the accused abandons greed and harbors a good heart as written in the letter of repentance, bright days will come for the accused. I hope the accused reflects on and repents of his mistakes.”‘,
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, ‘Kim is accused of fleeing after taking approximately 70 million won from an illegal money laundering organization on September 11 last year.’,
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, ‘According to the prosecution, Kim contacted a social network service (SNS) advertisement for illegal money laundering through Telegram, stating that he wanted to launder illegal gambling funds.’,
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, ‘Kim presented a false bank statement with a balance of over 1 billion won, proposing to exchange cash, and on the day of the crime, he allegedly sprayed tear gas and forcibly took approximately 70 million won in cash from a member of the money laundering organization before fleeing.’,
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, ‘He was also charged with fleeing by duping a correction officer while receiving treatment in an external ward on November 4 of the same year. Kim, who had undertaken the escape attempt, was arrested by the police 63 hours after the escape.’,
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, ‘The court had a consolidated trial for the charges of aggravated robbery and fleeing, and the prosecution demanded an 8-year prison sentence for Kim. The first trial recognized the charges as general robbery instead of aggravated robbery, stating that the tear gas he used could not be considered a weapon under the criminal law.’,
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, ‘The first trial criticized, “The poor quality of the accused’s crimes, such as planning to embezzle money to pay off gambling debts and preparing tear gas in advance to spray the victim, is not favorable,” stating, “He committed a robbery in just ten days after the expiration of the non-recidivism period.”‘,
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