Beopseoryeon "Conspiracy to Apply Simple Assault to Lee Yong-gu"... Former Seocho Police Chief and Others Reported to Prosecution

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] The Action Alliance for Establishing the Rule of Law (Beopse-ryeon) filed a complaint with the Supreme Prosecutors' Office on the 10th against the former Vice Minister of Justice Lee Yong-gu and the then Seocho Police Station Chief, Criminal Division Chief, and Criminal Team Leader on charges of special dereliction of duty related to the taxi driver assault incident.

Beopse-ryeon held a press conference in front of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office on the same day, stating, "The police only referred Sergeant A, the investigator in charge, to the prosecution on charges of special dereliction of duty, but considering various circumstances, the Seocho Police Station Chief, Criminal Division Chief, and Criminal Team Leader are also joint principal offenders of this charge."

They continued, "Considering all circumstances, it can only be seen that the Seocho Police Station Chief, Criminal Division Chief, Criminal Team Leader, and Sergeant A conspired from the beginning to apply simple assault charges to protect former Vice Minister Lee," adding, "Failing to report to higher authorities in violation of the Criminal Investigation Regulations clearly constitutes dereliction of duty, so we are filing criminal charges against the Seocho Police Station Chief, Criminal Division Chief, and Criminal Team Leader for conspiracy to commit special dereliction of duty as joint principal offenders and dereliction of duty."

Earlier, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Joint Fact-Finding Investigation Team for Hearings and Investigations announced the results after about four months of internal investigation into allegations of inadequate handling of the former Vice Minister Lee's case, explaining that although the reporting process was inappropriate, there was no involvement or external pressure from higher-ups.

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