Prosecutors First Summon and Investigate Vice Minister Lee Yong-gu on Charges of Assaulting Taxi Driver

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Cheol-hyun] Lee Yong-gu, Vice Minister of Justice, appeared before the prosecution on the 22nd and underwent a summons investigation on charges of assaulting a taxi driver while intoxicated.

The Criminal Division 5 of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office summoned Vice Minister Lee as a suspect for investigation on the same day. It is known that this first summons investigation of Vice Minister Lee started early in the morning and concluded around the end of working hours.

The prosecution is reported to have investigated the circumstances under which Vice Minister Lee assaulted the taxi driver on the day of the incident and the process by which the police closed the internal investigation afterward.

Vice Minister Lee is accused of assaulting a taxi driver who tried to wake him up while he was intoxicated in front of his apartment residence in Seocho-gu, Seoul, on the night of November 6 last year, but he was not booked by the police, which caused controversy.

At that time, the taxi driver expressed that he did not wish to press charges, and the police applied the crime of assault under the Criminal Act, which requires the victim's complaint to proceed, and closed the internal investigation.

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