Prosecution Suspends Indictment of Biden Bodyguard Accused of Assaulting Korean Citizen

"Appears to Have Left the Country to Avoid Punishment"

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Gyumin] The prosecution has suspended indictment against a U.S. Secret Service agent who was sent for prosecution on charges of assaulting a Korean after entering the country for U.S. President Joe Biden's visit to South Korea. Suspension of indictment means temporarily halting the investigation when it is difficult to proceed due to reasons such as the suspect's flight.

The Seoul Western District Prosecutors' Office announced on the 20th that it had suspended indictment against Agent A of the U.S. Secret Service, who was sent for prosecution on assault charges in mid-last month.

A prosecution official stated, "It was judged that Agent A left the country to avoid criminal punishment," and added, "Since the victim also expressed a desire not to press charges, the indictment was suspended (for future investigation)."

Agent A is accused of hitting a Korean man in his 30s, Mr. B, at around 4:20 a.m. on May 19 in front of the main entrance of the Hyatt Hotel in Yongsan-gu. It is known that he pushed Mr. B's neck after a dispute over taxi boarding and alighting.

Agent A was investigated by the police but left for the United States before President Biden entered South Korea.

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