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Supreme Court's first ruling was that if you were angry about parking and prevented people from moving by placing obstacles in the front and back of your car, you would be guilty of property damage.



Even if the car was not damaged directly, it was impaired by preventing it from driving, and reporter Son Hyeong-an reports.



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In July 2018, the excavator driver A saw that another car was parked in the place where he usually puts on the excavator, and left with the excavator parts attached to the front and back of the car.



Mr. A's retaliatory action forced the victim to face it, and he was not allowed to use the car for 18 hours until the next morning.



The victim accused Mr. A of property damage, and the first trial sentenced him to acquittal, saying there was no problem with the functioning of the vehicle.



However, the judgment of the second referee was different.



A fine of 500,000 won was imposed, and the Supreme Court confirmed that it was judged that the failure to drive the car for a long time due to the retaliation of Mr. A had harmed the utility of the wealth.



[Nam Seon-mi/Supreme Court Public Affairs Researcher: It is a ruling that admitted the crime of damage because the vehicle was temporarily unable to operate, and the vehicle's original utility was harmed.] In



the dispute related to retaliatory parking, the investigative agency and the court strictly take responsibility It is a trend to ask.



In 2018, the court convicted a car owner who obstructed the entrance to the underground parking lot of the apartment, saying that his car was labeled with a guilty charge of obstructing general traffic.



One vehicle may face criminal penalties for deliberately continuing to use two parking spaces.



[Sung Se-hyung/Attorney: It is difficult to dispose of forced towing or imposition of a fine for negligence, but in some cases, it is possible to bear criminal responsibilities such as obstruction of business or general traffic.]



However, in civil cases such as compensation for damages, it is proved. The responsibility lies with the victim, so it is not easy to be compensated through lawsuits.



(Video coverage: Seo Jin-ho, Video editing: Kim Jong-woo)