Police Investigate Wife of Belgian Ambassador to Korea for Assaulting Clothing Store Employee (Comprehensive)

Yongsan Police Station [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] The police revealed that the wife of Peter Lescuyer, the Ambassador of Belgium to Korea, is under police investigation on assault charges.

According to the Yongsan Police Station in Seoul on the 15th, Mrs. A, the ambassador's wife Lescuyer, is accused of slapping an employee at a clothing store in Seoul on the 9th.

Mrs. A tried on clothes sold at a clothing store in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, but left without purchasing anything. The clothes she was wearing at the time were also products handled by the store. Misunderstanding this, the employee followed Mrs. A to confirm whether she intended to buy the clothes.

After confirming that the clothes Mrs. A was wearing were not store products, the employee apologized and returned to the store. However, feeling offended, Mrs. A came back to the store counter, grabbed the employee's shoulder, and reportedly had a scuffle. The victim, Mr. B, was slapped by Mrs. A while trying to stop the scuffle. It is known that Mr. B’s left cheek was swollen and the blood vessels in his left eye were reddened due to the injury.

However, under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, diplomatic envoys dispatched to our country and their families are granted immunity. Therefore, this case is likely to be closed with a "no prosecution" decision.

A police official stated, "We are conducting an investigation to ascertain the circumstances of the case following standard procedures."

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