Prosecutors Indict 60-Year-Old Man Without Detention for Hitting Konkuk University Mascot Goose 'Geongus'

Allegations of Violating the Animal Protection Act

The prosecution has indicted a man in his 60s without detention for beating the head of Konkuk University's mascot goose 'Geongus' until it bled.

Symbol of Konkuk University, 'Geongus'. [Image source = Animal Freedom Alliance]

On the 25th, the Criminal Division 2 of the Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Song Young-in) announced that they had indicted a man in his 60s, Mr. A, without detention on charges of violating the Animal Protection Act.

According to the prosecution, Mr. A is accused of hitting the head of the duck 'Geongus' over 100 times on the Konkuk University campus on April 11. Geongus is a name combining 'Geon' from Konkuk University and 'goose'.

Additionally, the prosecution filed a summary order against a man in his 70s, Mr. B, who is accused of pushing a cat with a mop from a villa in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, causing it to fall outside the building from the second-floor stairs.

The Prosecutors' Citizen Committee expressed the opinion that suspects who cruelly abuse animals should be held strictly legally responsible. At the same time, they suggested that specific circumstances such as the suspects' age, economic situation, and criminal records should be reflected in sentencing.

The prosecution stated, "Considering the opinions of the Prosecutors' Citizen Committee, we decided on the above dispositions," and added, "We will make every effort to maintain the prosecution so that sentences commensurate with the responsibility are imposed." They also added, "We will continue to respond strictly to animal abuse crimes, reflecting the heightened social awareness of animal protection."