A Woman in Her 40s Who Refused Breath Test and Sprayed Water on Police Officer's Face Fined 16 Million Won

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[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Seok-jin] A woman in her 40s who sprayed water on a police officer's face after being arrested for refusing a breathalyzer test has been fined a large sum of money.

According to the legal community on the 11th, Judge Jang Won-jeong of the Criminal Division 25 at the Seoul Central District Court sentenced Go (40, female), who was indicted without detention on charges of violating the Road Traffic Act (refusal to take a breathalyzer test) and obstruction of official duties, to a fine of 16 million won.

The court stated, "Considering the circumstances of the dispute with the designated driver and the disrespectful attitude toward the police officers, the nature of the crime is not light."

Go was caught by police who responded to a report from the designated driver after she had a quarrel with the driver while intoxicated in March and drove about 10 meters herself to move the car.

It was investigated that Go repeatedly refused the police's request for a breathalyzer test and, when arrested as a suspect on the spot, sprayed water from a bottled water she had on the police officer's face in a fit of anger.

In court, Go admitted to refusing the breathalyzer test but argued that spraying water was not intentional; however, this was not accepted.

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