"Say You Caused the Accident"... 60-Year-Old Given Suspended Sentence for Forcing Daughter-in-Law to Falsely Confess

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[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Sumi] A man in his 60s who fled after causing a traffic accident and tried to blame his daughter-in-law was sentenced to a suspended prison term.

The Chuncheon District Court Criminal Division 1 (Presiding Judge Kim Cheongmi) announced on the 10th that it dismissed the appeal filed by A (61), who was indicted on charges of hit-and-run causing injury under the Act on Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes, aiding and abetting a fugitive, and violation of the Insurance Fraud Prevention Act, and upheld the original sentence of 1 year and 4 months in prison with a 2-year suspension.

On the night of July 5, 2019, A was driving a passenger car and attempted to change lanes but collided with a taxi following behind. The taxi driver was injured and part of the vehicle was damaged, but A fled without taking any action.

After receiving a notice from the police that his vehicle was wanted, A tried to ask his son to provide false testimony, but since his son was intoxicated at the time, A asked his daughter-in-law, who was with him, to give a statement saying "he fled after causing a traffic accident." He then reported the accident to the insurance company, claiming that his daughter-in-law was driving when the accident occurred.

The first trial court sentenced him to a suspended prison term, stating, "He obstructed the operation of the national criminal justice system by having his daughter-in-law give false testimony to avoid criminal punishment and shifted the damage to honest insurance subscribers."

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