South Korea legalize adultery

The South Korean constitutional court has, in its plenary session, struck out a 60-year-old law against adultery.

The law which forbids all acts of adultery and punishes violators with two years imprisonment was removed on Wednesday, citing the fact that the country does not have the power to interfere in peoples’ private lives.

In his ruling, the presiding Judge, Park Han Chul said; “Even if adultery should be condemned as immoral, state power should not intervene in individuals’ private lives.”

Even though the incidence of adultery has dropped since 2008 till date, the Judge still saw reasons why the law should be abolished, claiming that the country should not involve itself in such situations, saying it is a private matter.

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