A recent case IPG Legal handled sheds light on how you can lose your status/visa and all rights and privileges under the KOR-US Status of Forces Agreement (“SOFA”). IPG Legal is the most experienced highly-rated law firm in Korea handling criminal matters for expats. Cancelation of SOFA Status The defendant, a male U.S. citizen, signed an International Assignment Agreement to work under the SOFA as an employee of a defense contractor contracted by the U.S. Department of Defense. The defendant was stationed to a U.S. Air Force
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English-Speaking Criminal Defense Lawyers in Korea: Korean Defense Lawyers to Hire and Not to Hire?
In all Korean criminal defense cases where you are accused of a Korean crime, you fear that you may be sentenced to time in jail, may be deported or the conviction may harm your future, hire quickly an experienced and proactive English-Fluent Korean criminal defense lawyer prior to any interrogations by the Korean police or prosecution. To repeat, you should hire a criminal defense attorney in Korea prior to giving statements to the Korean police or the Korean prosecution. In most cases, your Korean defense lawyers should
Continue readingConfession Prior to Arrest in Korea: Korean Sentencing Law Basics
Some crimes in Korea require the victim’s consent for the prosecutor to indict a victim, the most literal translation of these types of crimes are “Crimes Not Punished Against the Will of the Victim.” Additionally, a “Self Denunciation” (Confession to Korean Investigative Agency Prior to Arrest ) may mitigate punishment (Korean Criminal Act Article 52). The difference between these types of crimes and the formality in confessing may forego the opportunity to avoid a jail sentence. All good Korean criminal defense lawyers, at a minimum, should be
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