Court Postpones Second Trial Verdict for Rapper Noel on 'Unlicensed Driving and Refusal of Breathalyzer Test' to the 28th

Yang Kyung-soo, Chairman of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, Appeal Trial Verdict Also Postponed to the 28th

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[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Kyung-jun] The appellate court ruling for rapper Jang Yong-jun (22, stage name Noel), who was sentenced to prison in the first trial for refusing a breathalyzer test and assaulting a police officer, has been postponed by one week.

According to the legal community on the 20th, the Seoul Central District Court Criminal Appeals Division 4-3 (Presiding Judge Cha Eun-kyung) changed the scheduled appellate ruling date for Jang from the 21st of this month to the 28th.

Previously, on September 18 last year, around 10:30 p.m., Jang was arrested on the spot on charges of refusing a breathalyzer test and assaulting a police officer after causing a minor collision with another vehicle while driving a Mercedes-Benz passenger car at an intersection in Seocho-gu, Seoul.

Video footage revealed during the trial showed Jang using abusive language such as "Get out of the way, you XX" and engaging in a physical struggle with the responding police officers, as well as staggering on the road to avoid getting into the patrol car. The police handcuffed Jang, grabbed both his arms, and put him into the vehicle. There was also footage of Jang assaulting the police officers after boarding.

The first trial court found Jang guilty of all charges except for the injury to the police officer and sentenced him to one year in prison.

In 2019, Jang was also prosecuted for driving under the influence and colliding with a motorcycle in Mapo-gu, Seoul, and in June 2020, he received a sentence of one year and six months in prison with a two-year probation period.

The court also postponed the appellate ruling for Yang Kyung-soo, chairman of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), originally scheduled for the 21st, to the 28th. Yang was sentenced to one year in prison with a two-year probation in the first trial for leading illegal rallies and demonstrations in downtown Seoul.

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