'Taxi Driver Assault' Lee Yong-gu Appeals Probation Sentence in First Trial

Former Deputy Minister of Justice Lee Yong-gu, who was indicted on charges of assaulting a taxi driver, was sentenced to two years of probation at the first trial held on the 25th at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul, and is leaving the court. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] Lee Yong-gu, former Deputy Minister of Justice, who was sentenced to a suspended prison term in the first trial for assaulting a taxi driver while intoxicated and attempting to destroy evidence, has appealed the verdict.

According to the legal community on the 26th, Lee's attorney submitted a notice of appeal to the first trial court, the Criminal Division 32-2 of the Seoul Central District Court (Presiding Judges Cho Seung-woo, Bang Yoon-seop, Kim Hyun-soon).

Lee was prosecuted on charges of assaulting a taxi driver by grabbing his collar when the driver tried to wake him after he fell asleep in the taxi while intoxicated on the night of November 6, 2020, near his residence. He is also accused of giving the taxi driver 10 million won immediately after the incident and requesting the deletion of the black box footage inside the vehicle that captured the assault.

The court recognized all charges against Lee as guilty and sentenced him to six months in prison with a two-year suspension the day before.

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