Seoul Police Chief: "Analysis of Over 7,000 Call Records of Lee Yong-gu Nearing Completion"

Lee Yong-gu, Deputy Minister of Justice. / Photo by Dongju Yoon doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] The police investigation into the controversy surrounding Vice Minister of Justice Lee Yong-gu's 'assault on a taxi driver' has entered its final stage.

On the 10th, Jang Ha-yeon, Commissioner of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, said at a press briefing, "The analysis of over 7,000 call records is mostly in the final stage," adding, "The investigation is proceeding according to schedule and does not seem to be taking long." Regarding whether Vice Minister Lee will be summoned, he said, "There is no scheduled summons."

Last November, when he was a lawyer, Vice Minister Lee assaulted a taxi driver who was trying to wake him up while he was intoxicated in front of his apartment in Seocho-gu, Seoul. However, the police did not book him and closed the case as an internal investigation.

The police are conducting an internal investigation into allegations of a sloppy investigation. They obtained Vice Minister Lee's mobile phone for forensic analysis and are analyzing related materials and call records of involved parties.

The prosecution is investigating Vice Minister Lee on charges of assaulting a driver under the Act on Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes (Special Act), separate from the police investigation into allegations of evidence tampering instruction. The Criminal Division 5 of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Lee Dong-eon) recently notified Vice Minister Lee of a summons for questioning and is coordinating the schedule.

It is known that the prosecution initially scheduled the summons for Vice Minister Lee for last weekend. However, due to his schedule and other reasons, the summons did not take place, and both sides are coordinating for his appearance next week.

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