Q
[SOFA] If I'm arrested by Korean police, will I be held in a Korean detention facility, or handed over to the U.S. military installation?
A Answer
In practice, Korea generally does not take SOFA personnel into custody before indictment except in certain serious cases — murder, rape, armed robbery, drug trafficking, and similar offenses. In most cases, that means cooperating with the investigation
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