Police: "No Evidence of Lee Boo-jin's Illegal Propofol Use" Internal Investigation Closed (Comprehensive)
[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] The police have concluded with no charges and closed the investigation regarding Lee Boo-jin (50), President of Hotel Shilla, who was suspected of habitual propofol use. However, the hospital director who administered propofol to President Lee was referred to the prosecution with charges of violating the Medical Service Act.
On the 23rd, the Metropolitan Investigation Unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency announced that President Lee was cleared of charges and the investigation was closed, while the hospital director was sent to the prosecution with a recommendation for indictment, and two nursing assistants were sent with a recommendation for non-prosecution.
A police official explained, "It was confirmed that President Lee visited the plastic surgery hospital six times in 2016 and underwent procedures during which propofol was used," but added, "After requesting an evaluation from specialized institutions such as the Korea Medical Dispute Mediation and Arbitration Agency, we received a response that the amount of propofol administered did not constitute abuse."
The police investigation revealed that the records of the amount of propofol administered to President Lee were missing from the medical records. The hospital reportedly claimed to the police that "the documents recording the dosage were lost."
The police official stated, "We investigated with the possibility that the hospital destroyed or concealed documents related to the dosage, but no evidence was found," and added, "The narcotics management ledger has a retention period of two years, so it had already been discarded in 2018." It was also confirmed that three other patients, besides President Lee, had missing propofol dosage records in their medical records.
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Last March, when allegations arose that Vice President Lee received propofol injections at a plastic surgery hospital in Gangnam, the police launched an investigation. The police booked the hospital director on charges of violating the Medical Service Act and the Narcotics Control Act, and conducted a total of eight raids on the hospital and financial institutions to secure medical records and narcotics management ledgers. President Lee was also summoned for police questioning on the 22nd of last month.
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