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Court: No mouth rinse invalidates drunk test

South Korea's Supreme Court ruled that a drunk-driving test is inadmissible as evidence if police did not provide water for the suspect to rinse their mouth before the test. The decision, reported by the Korea Economic Daily, means such test results cannot be used to prove guilt in court. Korean legal commentators and the public are discussing the ruling as a significant protection of defendants' rights, though some express concern it may create loopholes in DUI enforcement.

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