Editing Draft evasion (section)

===South Korea===
South Korea maintains [[Conscription in South Korea|mandatory military service]].<ref name=Eun-jee /><ref name=Ryall /> According to the ''[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]'', since the early 2000s, the country has been rocked by scandals involving celebrities who try to use their fame to evade the draft or receive special treatment from the military.<ref name=Eun-jee>Eun-jee, Park (16 January 2013). "[http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2965560 Military Service Mischief a Losing Battle]". ''[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]'' (English-language version of Seoul-based South Korean newspaper). Retrieved 29 June 2019.</ref> South Koreans are reportedly so hostile to draft evasion that one South Korean commentator said that it is "almost like suicide" for celebrities to engage in it.<ref>Eun-jee (16 January 2013), cited above, quoting South Korean columnist Jeong Deok-hyun.</ref> [[Yoo Seung-jun]] was one of the biggest stars on the South Korean rock scene until 2002, when he chose to evade the draft and become a U.S. citizen. South Korea subsequently deported him and banned him for life.<ref name=Eun-jee />

Some South Korean draft evaders have been sentenced to prison. In 2014, ''[[The Christian Science Monitor]]'' ran a headline claiming that South Korea had the "most draft dodgers in prison".<ref>Kirk, Donald (8 April 2014). "[https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2014/0408/Another-South-Korean-superlative-Most-draft-dodgers-in-prison Another South Korean Superlative: Most Draft Dodgers in Prison]". ''[[The Christian Science Monitor]]'', p.&nbsp;8. Retrieved 27 November 2017.</ref> The article, by veteran correspondent [[Donald Kirk]], explained that South Korea's government did not allow for [[Conscientious objector|conscientious objection]] to war; as a result, 669 mostly religiously motivated South Koreans were said to be in jail for draft evasion in 2013. Only 723 draft evaders were said to be in jail worldwide at that time.<ref>Kirk (8 April 2014), p.&nbsp;8 (citing figures from the [[United Nations Commission on Human Rights]]).</ref>

According to the ''[[South China Morning Post]]'' (Hong Kong), in June 2013 [[:ko:이예다|Lee Yeda]] became the first South Korean to be granted asylum specifically because he evaded the South Korean draft. His asylum claim was granted by France. "[In South] Korea, it is ... difficult to find a job for anyone who has not completed their national service," Lee was reported to have said. "Refusing to serve means that, in society, your life is terminated."<ref name=Ryall>Ryall, Julian (7 December 2013) "[https://www.scmp.com/print/magazines/post-magazine/article/1679867/flight-or-fight-conscription-misery-south-korea Flight or Fight: Conscription Misery in South Korea]". ''[[South China Morning Post]]'' (Hong Kong), magazine section. Retrieved 30 June 2019.</ref>