"Who Did You Vote for President?" Dispute Leads to Taxi Driver Assault... 6-Month Prison Sentence in First Trial

Assault After Asking "Who Did You Vote for President?" in Taxi
Court Sentences 6 Months Imprisonment Citing Multiple Similar Convictions

A passenger who assaulted a taxi driver after asking, "Who did you vote for as president?" and not receiving the desired answer was sentenced to six months in prison in the first trial.

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On the 1st, the Seoul Southern District Court Criminal Division 6 (Presiding Judge No Taeheon) recently sentenced Mr. A, who was tried on charges of violating the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes (assaulting a driver, etc.), to six months in prison.

Earlier, on the late afternoon of April 22, Mr. A is accused of boarding the front passenger seat of a taxi operated by driver Mr. B (in his 70s) in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, and verbally abusing and assaulting him. At the time, Mr. A continued to ask political questions such as "Who did you vote for as president?" to Mr. B, who was driving, and when Mr. B replied, "Don't talk about politics," Mr. A became angry, cursed, and assaulted Mr. B by hitting his face and scratching him with his fingernails.

It is known that Mr. A was also sentenced to six months in prison in December 2022 for obstruction of business. The court stated the sentencing reasons, saying, "The defendant has multiple prior convictions of the same kind, including sentences of imprisonment or heavier, and committed this crime again during the recidivism period," and "Considering the defendant's criminal record, character, intelligence and environment, relationship with the victim, motive, means and result of the crime, and circumstances after the crime, the sentence is determined."

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