[WHY] Do Korean judges' 'lenient' sentences warrant public anger?

[Korea JoongAng Daily YOON SO-YEON] (전략) Sixty-six percent of Koreans distrust the decisions that come from the court. 

A 2020 survey by market tracker Hankook Research revealed that 87 percent of Koreans believe that the punishments are too “lenient” and 90 percent of people believed that punishments should be stronger, especially when it comes to sex crimes and crimes against children and minors. 

The survey was conducted on 1,000 Korean adults between Oct. 30 and Nov. 2, 2020, a month and a half before child rapist Cho was released from prison on Dec. 12 and headlines were filled with worries of parents and his potential neighbors.(후략)   

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