Police Decide Not to Prosecute 70-Year-Old Who Made Threatening Phone Calls to Lawyer Kang Sin-eop
Police Decided Not to Prosecute in November Last Year... Victim Expressed No Desire for Punishment
[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] The police have decided not to prosecute a man in his 70s who threatened Kang Shin-up, the former president of Geonhee Sarang, the fan club of First Lady Kim Geon-hee.
On the 18th, the Seoul Seocho Police Station announced that it had decided not to prosecute Mr. A, who threatened lawyer Kang by phone last November. Mr. A is accused of calling lawyer Kang from a public phone last November and threatening to kill him.
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The police arrested Mr. A after several days of stakeout, and the case was reportedly closed after lawyer Kang expressed his intention not to seek punishment. Threatening is a crime that requires the victim's complaint; if the victim expresses that they do not wish to punish the offender, the offender is not prosecuted.
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