Medical Association's Park Myungha, 5th Police Investigation... "Collective Lawsuit Response if Resident License Suspended"

Park Myungha, Chair of the Emergency Response Committee's Organizational Strengthening Committee of the Korea Medical Association (KMA), stated that the government will face a class-action lawsuit if it imposes license suspension penalties on resident doctors.

Park Myungha, Chairperson of the Organizational Strengthening Committee of the Emergency Response Committee of the Korean Medical Association, is stating her position as she appears at the Public Crime Investigation Unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency in Mapo-gu, Seoul on the 18th.
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On the morning of the 22nd, Park, who appeared at the Public Crime Investigation Unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency in Mapo-gu, Seoul, said, "Everyone is outraged as even the last bridge allowing resident doctors to return is being burned," adding, "We will contest this through administrative litigation with major law firms and respond with a class-action lawsuit."

He continued, "The increase in medical school quotas is solely for the April general election, and the public knows that this policy disregards public health," adding, "There are discussions internally about judging the administration together with the public in the election with our desperate and urgent feelings. The government should come to the table for sincere dialogue."

Regarding the allegations of inciting the collective actions of resident doctors, he claimed, "A protracted investigation is ongoing without direct evidence." This is the fifth time Park has been summoned by the police.

It was also reported that the police conducted a search and seizure at the home of a KMA staff member who had been questioned as a witness in connection with the resident doctors' collective incident.

Earlier, on the 27th of last month, the Ministry of Health and Welfare filed complaints against five current and former KMA executives, including Park and Kim Taekwoo, Chair of the KMA Emergency Committee, on charges of inciting the collective resignation of resident doctors opposing the government's increase in medical school quotas (violations of the Medical Service Act, obstruction of business, incitement, and aiding and abetting).

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