Grandmother Lee Yong-su Injured Due to Excessive Security by National Assembly Guards... Police Launch Internal Investigation

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[Asia Economy Reporter Gong Byung-sun] The police have launched an internal investigation into the incident in which grandmother Lee Yong-soo (94), a victim of Japanese military sexual slavery, was injured after being blocked by National Assembly security guards while trying to meet U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

On the 5th, the Yeongdeungpo Police Station in Seoul announced that it is reviewing whether to apply assault charges against the staff members who were present at the scene where grandmother Lee was injured during a clash with employees from the National Assembly Secretariat’s Security Planning Office the previous day.

The previous afternoon, grandmother Lee was waiting at the National Assembly Sarangchae to meet Speaker Pelosi, who was visiting the National Assembly. A security guard pulled grandmother Lee’s wheelchair, which she was waiting in, and during this process, she fell. Although grandmother Lee did not sustain serious injuries, she is scheduled to undergo a detailed examination.

The Justice and Memory Solidarity issued a statement the day before, saying, "We are outraged that such an unbelievable incident occurred," and "We condemn the National Assembly Security Office for using violence against a victim in her 90s, demanding a thorough investigation, an official apology, and punishment of those responsible."

In response, the Security Planning Office explained in a press release, "During the process of moving the wheelchair directly, grandmother Lee shook her body from side to side and came down to the ground and lay down," adding, "It was the process of putting her back into the wheelchair for her safety and the smooth progress of the event."

The police stated that they will ascertain the exact facts through further investigation.

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