Cremation of the remains without the consent of the priest...Grand Code, "The Bone Damaged"

The Supreme Court ruled that if the tomb was dug without the consent of the bereaved family and the remains were cremated and placed, not only the "crime of excavating tombs" but also the "crime of bone damage" could be applied.

On the 8th, the Supreme Court broke the court case, which only admitted to two people, including A in his 50s, who were indicted on charges of excavating graves and damaging remains, and returned the case to the Daejeon District Court.

The Supreme Court decided that the management and disposal of the remains should be in accordance with the will of the bereaved family, the presiding officer, who changed the physical shape of the remains without consent and thus harmed the memorial to the lion, so the charges of bone damage could be applied.

In 2020, A and others were indicted on charges of excavating the graves of B's great-grandparents, grandparents, and grandmother in the forest using heavy equipment without consent from the descendants of the deceased B, cremating them, and placing them in a memorial park.

The first trial found both the excavation of the tomb and the destruction of the remains guilty, but the second trial court acquitted the remains of the destruction, saying that it is difficult to conclude that the remains were damaged if the remains were laid in honor of the cremation procedure.