Changwon City Official Who Threw Punch at Police Officer... 3 Million Won Fine

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Sharon] The Changwon District Court imposed a fine on a senior public official affiliated with Changwon City, Gyeongnam, who punched a police officer again while being arrested as a suspect for assaulting a police officer.

Presiding Judge Kang Sae-bin of Criminal Division 6 at the District Court announced on the 19th that he sentenced A (59), a Grade 4 public official of Changwon City, to a fine of 3 million won.

On March 19, A verbally abused a taxi driver involved in a dispute in front of a police substation parking lot in Uichang-gu, Changwon City, and punched a police officer in the stomach who tried to stop him.

After being arrested on the spot and taken to the substation, he punched and kicked another police officer who was monitoring and managing him.

Judge Kang stated, "The crime continued inside the substation targeting uniformed police officers, and the method was quite violent," adding, "Considering that the police officers' injuries were not severe and that they did not wish to press charges, the sentence was determined."

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