

Googling about sentencing for assault I found this “A person who uses violence against another shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than two years, a fine not exceeding 5 million won, detention, or a minor fine.”
So in that context 3 years being a 50% increase over the otherwise 2 year maximum seems fair enough to me.
Well they could also use it for trying to get what kind of sources the agency has… That and to be able to lean even more on to the far rights persecution complex…
Though I do hope you are more correct than me here…