Was Korean actress Ok So-ris 8 month sentence for adultery just?
A South Korean court on Wednesday handed out a suspended prison sentence for adultery to a popular actress who had been trying to overturn a law that criminalises extramarital affairs. South Korean enacted its adultery law more than 50 years ago to protect women who then had few rights in a male-dominated society, but critics say now it is a draconian measure no longer fit for a country with an advanced civil and family court system. Prosecutors had been seeking 18 months in jail for Ok So-ri who admitted to having an affair with a singer. The suburban Seoul court sentenced her to eight months in prison but she avoided jail because the sentence was suspended for two years. A sombre Ok told reporters outside the courthouse she was not sure if she was going to appeal. “I would like to say I’m sorry for stirring up such a controversy,” she said.
