'Busan Dollyeochagi' Perpetrator Denies Retaliation Threat Charges in First Trial

The perpetrator of the so-called 'Busan Dolleochagi' incident denied the charges at the first trial for allegedly threatening to retaliate against the victim after being released from the detention center.

Defendant Lee Mo in the 'Busan Spinning Kick Incident'. [Image source=Yonhap News]

The Criminal Division 1 of the Western Branch of the Busan District Court (Chief Judge Lee Jin-jae) held the first hearing on the morning of the 7th for Lee Mo, who is charged with violating the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes (retaliatory threats), insult, coercion, and other offenses. On this day, Lee denied the charges, stating, "I did not threaten the victim of the Dolleochagi incident in retaliation."

According to the prosecution's allegations, Lee is accused of repeatedly threatening to retaliate against the victim and insulting them by telling another inmate the victim's home location while imprisoned in the detention center, saying, "I will find them and kick a high kick the same way to kill them."

Lee is also charged with threatening his ex-girlfriend.

Lee's defense attorney submitted a statement to the court indicating that while they admit to the charge of threatening the ex-girlfriend, they do not admit to the charge of threatening the Dolleochagi victim in the detention center. They also maintained a position of denying most of the evidence, including testimonies from detention center inmates submitted by the prosecution.

On the other hand, the victim who attended the trial said, "The inmate who relayed Lee's words even knew the address of my new residence, so it cannot be dismissed as fabricated," adding, "I believe it is a clear retaliatory threat, and it seems Lee has not shown any remorse yet."

Meanwhile, Lee is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence confirmed by the Supreme Court for the so-called 'Busan Dolleochagi' incident, in which he assaulted a woman in her 20s returning home in a residential area of Busanjin-gu in May 2022, causing her to lose consciousness and attempting sexual assault.

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