“Hinder traffic safety and order at crossroads”
Imprisonment sentenced by applying the Special Court Act
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Amid controversy over whether or not to apply the “Act on Specific Crimes Aggravated Penalties” (Special Price Act) in the assault case of a taxi driver by Vice Minister Lee Yong-gu of the Ministry of Justice, the person who hit a truck driver stopped at a signal was sentenced to jail under the Special Act A court decision came out. The 12th Criminal Division of the Seoul Eastern District Court (Judge Sang-gu Park) announced on the 30th that he sentenced Mr. B to 1 year and June in prison for injuries (violation of the Special Price Act) by opening the driver’s door and hitting the driver’s face on the 28th. Article 5-10 of the Special Act stipulates that’a person who assaults or threatens the driver of a driving vehicle shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or a fine not exceeding 20 million won’. ‘In operation’ also includes’temporarily stopping for getting on and off’. The court judged that the victim B, who was stopping with the ignition on and the transmission in the’parking (P)’, corresponds to the’driver of a running car’. The judge said, “The place where Mr. b assaulted Mr. B was a crossroad road where a number of vehicles were frequently passing, so it was a place where there was sufficient concern that the assault of the driver would hinder public traffic safety and order. “We had to stop temporarily and continue driving the truck as the signal changed.” The judge said, “After B hitting the face of Mr. B in the driver’s seat, if we summarized the fact that Mr. B got off the truck to counteract, it can be seen that the victim had’willingness to continue driving’ not only at the time of stopping but also when he was assaulted. There is.” The incident took place at 3 pm on the 21st, on a crossroad road in Seongdong-gu, Seoul, with abusive language to Mr. B for not putting his car in the lane. When the vehicle stops on the road with a stop sign, Mr. B approaches the truck waiting for the signal, opens the driver’s door, grabs the ribs of Mr. B sitting in the driver’s seat, and hits him with a fist. Mr. B suffered injuries such as a tooth subluxation that required treatment for about 180 days (including the implant placement period). By Jeon Kwang-jun, staff reporter [email protected]