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One of South Korea’s best-known actresses, Ok So-ri, has been given a suspended prison sentence of eight months for adultery.
She admitted the offence and the court suspended the sentence for two years.
The trial took place after Ms Ok failed to get the constitutional court to overturn the strict law that makes adultery a criminal offence.
In her petition she said the law was an infringement of human rights and amounted to revenge.
According to the BBC correspondent in Seoul, John Sudworth, the scandal has kept South Korea’s tabloid newspapers and internet chatrooms buzzing for months.
South Korea is one of the few remaining non-Muslim countries where adultery remains a criminal offense.
A person found guilty of adultery can be jailed for up to two years.
More than 1,000 people are charged each year, although, as in this case, very few are actually sent to jail.
Source: BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Korean adultery actress sentenced
Address : http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7786985.stm
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