South Korea’s Constitutional Court has struck down a 60-year-old statute outlawing adultery under which violators faced up to two years in prison.
The nine-member bench ruled by seven to two that the 1953 law was unconstitutional in a judgement handed down on Thursday.
“Even if adultery should be condemned as immoral, state power should not intervene in individuals’ private lives,” said presiding justice Park Han-Chul.
It was the fifth time the apex court had considered the constitutional legality of the legislation which had made South Korea one of the few non-Muslim countries to regard marital infidelity as a criminal act.
In the past six years, close to 5,500 people have been formerly arraigned on adultery charges – including nearly 900 in 2014.
But the numbers had been falling, with cases that end in prison terms increasingly rare.
Whereas 216 people were jailed under the law in 2004, that figure had dropped to 42 by 2008, and since then only 22 have found themselves behind bars, according to figures from the state prosecution office.
The downward trend was partly a reflection of changing societal trends in a country where rapid modernisation has frequently clashed with traditionally conservative norms.

http://www.punchng.com/news/south-korean-court-legalises-adultery/

johnjon:
wow.. great news

phabuloz:
Na dis kind law naija suppose d adopt#smile

SAMBARRY:
yes great news indeed. Now the state has legally or unknowingly empowered open relationships where a man and a woman is free to sleep with as many men and women as they want. Now that the door is opened and it's no longer an offence husband and wives will respect themselves and keep their private parts to themselves since both of them have the legal rights to cheat






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johnjon:


Exactly, now they can feck as they want. Isn't that great...

johnjon:
wow.. great news

SAMBARRY:
yes great news indeed. Now the state has legally or unknowingly empowered open relationships where a man and a woman is free to sleep with as many men and women as they want. Now that the door is opened and it's no longer an offence husband and wives will respect themselves and keep their private parts to themselves since both of them have the legal rights to cheat

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Sophyrocks
Francis tony
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come put mouth o
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FrancisTony:

In my opinion, the law isn't bad for whoever want to cheat but the government should illegalise it for married couples--I don't see any tangibe reason why married men and women should cheat...

It's disheartening for a married person to cheat on his/her spouse except if both of them agreed to it. The effects it would cost on the woman if her husband is caught cheating is bizarre.

I don't care if single ladies and men cheat because I abide strongly to each on their own.

SAMBARRY:
very very. Now where are the variety is the spice of life proponents


All gender has the exclusive rights to cheat all thanks to south Korean policy makers


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Adesiji77:
Punch newspaper made it sound like they "legalized'' in the true sense.



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LordReed:


And you decided to perpetuate the sensationalism right? The correct term should be decriminalised not legalised.

johnjon:


This is a prime example of how some people cling to the false sense of security that making something illegal gives them. Many countries have banned alcohol, guns, drugs, and prostitution and none went away, only got worse.
To cheat or not to cheat is more about personal conscience than it is about society and its rules we must follow or be punished.

This should be a good debate though.. should cheating on your spouse be illegal?

SAMBARRY:
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johnjon:

SAMBARRY:
You better don't let your head fall this one that you're rotating it like ibo fan

johnjon:


Mtcheeeew! Bye bye!!!

SAMBARRY:
na your sister you dey fling your leg over her back.



Pele to you and your sister o

johnjon:

Yio ba furo e. Onijogbon

SAMBARRY:
furo sister e lomaba.oniranu

johnjon:

Agbaya. Owa lara e. Oni furo dudu

SAMBARRY:
shey your own furo blue before. Oponu

johnjon:


Hmmm. I know you

Olori nla. Onidi pelebe bi slate.

SAMBARRY:
awon sister e.onikati kati


ahen if you know me nko. What should I do with the information. Abeg scram joor

johnjon:


scram koo crime ni. Lo wo pata joo. elegbe.