[Breaking] Police Announce Results of Investigation into Lee Yong-gu... "No Evidence of Improper Solicitation or External Pressure Found"

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Joint Fact-Finding Investigation Team for Auditing and Investigation announced on the 9th that Sergeant A, the investigator in charge of the taxi driver assault case involving former Vice Minister of Justice Lee Yong-gu, will be referred to the prosecution on charges of dereliction of duty.

The investigation team found that Sergeant A failed to report despite having viewed the black box footage capturing the assault by former Vice Minister Lee, and also held the immediate superiors, the team leader and the section chief, partially responsible. The Seocho Police Station Chief, along with the team leader and section chief, neglected their duty to report the case, which was subject to mandatory reporting under the Criminal Investigation Regulations, and thus violated their reporting obligations. They will be held accountable for negligence in supervision and guidance regarding the handling of the case, and an internal investigation will be initiated. The disposition of the team leader and section chief will likely be decided through a review by the Police Investigation Review Committee.

The investigation team also plans to refer former Vice Minister Lee to the prosecution on charges of instructing evidence destruction.

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