Forensic Analysis of Four Mobile Phones of Late Howoncho Teacher... Parents Resign from Nonghyup

Review of Applying Charges for Obstruction of Business

Regarding the death of Lee Young-seung, a teacher at Ho-won Elementary School in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province, who died by suicide two years ago, the police have secured four of the teacher's mobile phones and are conducting a digital forensic investigation.

Officials from the Technical Workers' Union held a press conference last month in front of the Ministry of Personnel Innovation at the Government Sejong 2 Complex in Sejong City, ahead of submitting a nationwide petition by teachers to recognize the honorable death of the late teachers Kim Eun-ji and Lee Young-seung from Howon Elementary School.
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On the 7th, according to the police, the Uijeongbu Police Station is investigating Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education officials as complainants and petitioners along with forensic and other evidence investigations. After completing the evidence investigation and witness interviews, the police plan to summon three parents, who are the accused, in the final stage of the investigation.

The police are focusing their investigation on whether the teacher received medical treatment fees. They are considering applying charges of obstruction of business.

Earlier, on the 20th of last month, the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education requested a police investigation into three parents on charges of obstruction of business for infringing on the teacher’s educational activities.

In 2016, when the teacher was working at Ho-won Elementary School in Uijeongbu, the incident began when a student cut a PET bottle during class and accidentally cut their hand with a cutter knife.

The parents received compensation twice from the School Safety Mutual Aid Association but continued to demand further compensation.

Unable to endure the persistent contact and complaints, the teacher paid a total of 4 million won from their own pocket, 500,000 won per month.

It is reported that the parents contacted the teacher on December 31, 2019, three years after the accident, claiming a "second surgery was scheduled" and demanded additional compensation.

When it became known that the parent worked as a deputy branch manager at NongHyup in the Seoul area, customer complaints surged, and NongHyup placed the parent on standby on the 19th of last month. After the parent submitted a resignation, they were confirmed to have been dismissed on the 27th of last month.

The personal information of the student involved also spread, and a poster urging withdrawal was posted at the university where the student is currently enrolled. In response, the student posted a lengthy statement on a privately set social media account.

"To conclude, all the stories circulating in articles, reports, and on Instagram are false," the student stated, adding, "The reason I changed my Instagram to private and removed my stories is not because I did anything wrong."

Additionally, the student said, "I am preparing to sue those who defamed my family," and expressed confidence by saying, "My parents and acquaintances include distinguished judges and prosecutors, so it will be resolved well."

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