Caught Drunk Driving, Asked Acquaintance to "Say I Drove for Them"... Suspended Prison Sentence

[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-seop] A man in his 40s who asked an acquaintance to provide false testimony after his drunk driving was revealed has been sentenced to a suspended prison term.

On the 22nd, Judge Kim Eun-yeop of the Incheon District Court Criminal Division 1 announced that A (48), who was indicted for drunk driving under the Road Traffic Act and instigating the concealment of a criminal, was sentenced to 1 year and 2 months in prison with a 2-year suspension. B (46), who gave false testimony to the police at A's request, was also fined 5 million won.

In March of last year, A was caught by police while driving under the influence for about 10 km on a highway in Incheon. At that time, A's blood alcohol concentration was 0.118%, which is a level warranting license cancellation.

A falsely testified to the police that B, a designated driver he knew, was driving. Afterwards, A called B and asked him to say that he had driven as a designated driver. In response, B appeared at the police station and falsely testified that he worked as a designated driver and, after receiving A's call and driving, the vehicle had a problem, so he returned home in another car.

Judge Kim explained, "The culpability is very serious as it obstructs the exercise of the state's penal authority," and added, "considering that the defendants admitted to the crime, albeit belatedly."

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