South Korea has been seeking to curb an increasing number of false emergency reports that hinder police duties, with a law revision for stricter measures set to take effect in July. The recently revised law on 112 emergency call services passed last year will kick in on July 3, allowing the court to hand out an administrative fine of up to 5 million won ($3,600) for false reports to the police, even to first-time off.
Police in Osaka have sent a case to public prosecutors involving a 25-year-old man who falsely claimed to have been stabbed at an Osaka subway station in January. According to police, the unnamed man, who is a company employee, has been charged with violating the Minor Offense Act (filing a…