Professor Lim Ji-bong, 'Gongsoocheo Advisory Committee' Member, Fined for Assaulting Police Officer

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] Professor Lim Ji-bong of Sogang University Law School, a member of the Advisory Committee of the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Agency (Gong-su-cheo), has been sentenced to a fine for obstructing official duties by slapping a police officer's cheek and using abusive language.

According to the legal community on the 6th, the Supreme Court's 3rd Division (Presiding Justice Noh Jeong-hee) upheld the original ruling that sentenced Professor Lim to a fine of 3 million won for obstructing official duties.

Professor Lim was prosecuted for assaulting a police officer by kicking the officer's thigh twice and slapping the cheek at a restaurant in Songpa-gu, Seoul, on February 9, 2016. When another police officer filmed his actions with a mobile phone, he allegedly provoked a dispute by saying "Don't mess around," thereby obstructing official duties. It was investigated that on the day of the incident, he tried to enter the kitchen because he disliked the look from the chef, but was stopped by the staff. After the restaurant reported the incident, police officers arrived at the scene, and he committed the acts.

Meanwhile, Professor Lim has served as a member of the Presidential Policy Planning Committee's National Sovereignty Division and as director of the People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy Judicial Monitoring Center. Since last year, he has been serving as a member of the Gong-su-cheo Advisory Committee.

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