Yong-gu Lee, Vice Minister of Justice. Reporter Woo Sang-jo
Regarding the’taxi driver assault case’ by Vice Minister of Justice Lee Yong-gu, the Democratic Party said, “When you wake up while sleeping, there are cases where the situation cannot be judged and you get angry.”
Democratic Party Supreme Commissioner Kim Jong-min appeared on MBC radio’Kim Jong-bae’s attention’ on the 24th and pointed out, “Even though Vice Minister Lee assaulted a taxi driver, criticism is concentrated on things that have not been processed by law.” It was a friction between individuals.”
He said, “If I drink alcohol and take a taxi, I usually sleep,” he said. “It happened because I couldn’t judge the situation (after waking up).” “At the time, I think there was an act that could be suspected of being a bit assaulted, but I think there was action after waking up from alcohol and sleeping,” he said. “This is an important matter how the parties judge how to judge.”
When the host pointed out that “the focus of criticism is on the police treatment rather than the nature of the act,” Supreme Commissioner Kim said, “The police should judge whether or not the specific crimes aggravated punishment law (special price law).” He said that there seems to be a factual relationship that deserves the application of’assault’ under the criminal law.
Kim Jong-min is also the highest member of the Democratic Party. News 1
Meanwhile, former Vice Minister Lee, who took a taxi to return home on the 6th of last month, caught the fatality of a taxi driver waking him up near his destination.
The police officer of Seocho 3 Police Station, who was initially dispatched to the scene, commented that “driver assault should be applied under the Special Privileges Act,” with the intention that Lee assaulted the driver while driving a taxi, but the Seocho Police Department later accused him of “simple assault” under the criminal law. Judged and closed the case.
On the 23rd, the Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office allocated 5 criminal cases to the law enforcement action solidarity (law sophistication) and the bar exam preparation student group (Sa Jun-mo) accusing Lee of violating the Special Offer Act.
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