Jail threat over Korean actress' affair

South Korean prosecutors yesterday demanded Ok So Ri, a popular actress who tried to overturn the country's law that criminalises adultery, be thrown in jail for a year and a half for having an affair, local media reported.

South Korean enacted its adultery law more than 50 years ago to protect women who had few rights in the male-dominated society but critics say now it is a draconian measure no longer fit for a country with an advanced civil and family court system.