On the 24th, Yong-gu Lee, Vice Minister of Justice. News 1
Amid controversy that the police “investigate” the assault case of a taxi driver by Vice Minister of Justice Yong-gu Yong-gu, the police record revealed that the incident occurred on a general road. In the meantime, the police pointed out the location of the incident inside the apartment complex and explained that “the investigation was terminated because it is a place where there is no fear of disturbing the traffic safety order.”
According to the “Seoul Seocho Police Station (Investigation Officer) Report Document” received from the National Police Agency on the 25th by Rep. Soo-jin Cho, a member of the National Assembly Legislative and Judicial Committee, the location of the case is an apartment complex in the residence of the suspect (Lee) in Seocho-gu, Seoul. The street in front of the entrance is recorded.
In the meantime, the police told the media, “If it is a general road, it is a place that may impair traffic safety order, but the road in the apartment complex is not.” However, as the police record confirmed that the incident was on a general road, the convincing power of clarification disappeared. If it is a general road, it is subject to the Special Act, not assault. Even if the victim expresses an intent to disapprove of punishment, it cannot affect the possibility of punishment.
Rep. Cho Soo-jin emphasized, “How the police identified and reported Lee’s identity right after the case was filed, and through what process it ended the investigation,” he stressed.
In the legal community, “basically, regardless of where the incident occurred, this case is subject to the Special Act, not assault.” Because.
Reporter Minjoong Kim [email protected]