Jeonju Attorney Assistance Case | Client Charged with Violation of the Telecommunications Business Act, Suspension of Sentencing

The account of the client who sought the attorney's help is as follows.

The client grew increasingly close to A, a prepaid SIM card dealer whom the client had come to know through social media.

Then one day, A asked the client to activate a budget mobile phone.

The client declined this request at first, but when A kept asking, the client decided to grant it.

Accordingly, the client activated a total of five prepaid SIM cards and provided them to A, and the client was ultimately booked on suspicion of violating the Telecommunications Business Act.

The client retained the attorney for the case and sought the Jeonju attorney's help to successfully mount a defense against this charge.

▶ Transferring an activated mobile phone to another person for their use

▶ Receiving and using a mobile phone activated under another person's name

▶ Activating and using a mobile phone under another person's name

▶ Distributing and selling a SIM card registered under another person's name

All of these acts constitute a violation of the Telecommunications Business Act.

Because they involve using or distributing illegal communication services, they may result in serious punishment.

If a violation of the Telecommunications Business Act is found, the person may be punished under the following provisions.

If a person violates Article 30 of the Telecommunications Business Act, the person may be punished under Article 97 of the same Act by imprisonment for not more than one year or a fine of not more than 50 million won.

The client has a severe intellectual disability.

At the time the incident occurred, the client, who was in a state of mental incapacity, engaged in such conduct.

The attorney emphasized that the client committed the offense without properly understanding what effect the conduct would have.

The client gained no economic benefit at all from activating the prepaid SIM cards.

The client received no monetary compensation in return for providing the SIM cards to the other party.

The attorney emphasized that, on the contrary, the client was suffering a disadvantage from being involved in this offense.

The client is a first-time offender with no record of the same or any other type of offense.

The attorney emphasized that the client has promised not to reoffend and that the client's family is also committed to guiding the client, so the risk of reoffending is low.

The case above was an instance in which a client booked on suspicion of violating the Telecommunications Business Act concluded the matter promptly with a decision of suspension of sentencing.

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