Strengthen sentencing standards for 'transactions in Daepo bank accounts'...up to four years in prison for criminal purposes

Sentencing standards will be strengthened so that if you trade fake bank accounts used for voice phishing crimes for criminal purposes, you can recommend up to four years in prison.

The Supreme Court Sentencing Committee said it has deliberated on a plan to raise the overall recommended sentence for violations of the Electronic Financial Transactions Act.

The amendment calls for a sentence of up to four years in prison for commercial, organized and criminal purposes, which currently has the maximum sentence of two and a half years in prison.

In response, the sentencing committee explained that it comprehensively considered the specificity and social perception of crimes used as a means of multiple crimes.

The sentencing committee will finalize the new sentencing standards in March next year after public hearings and inquiring opinions from related organizations.

Sentencing criteria are used by judges to judge sentences when making rulings, and although they do not necessarily have to be followed, reasonable reasons must be entered to make rulings that deviate from them.