'Police Assault' Binggrae CEO Kim Donghwan Fined 5 Million Won Again on Appeal

Kim Donghwan, the 42-year-old CEO of Binggrae, who was put on trial for assaulting a police officer while intoxicated, has also been sentenced to a fine in the appellate court.

On July 17, the Seoul Western District Court Criminal Appellate Division 2-1 (Presiding Judge Jung Sungkyun) sentenced CEO Kim, who was indicted on charges of obstruction of official duties, to a fine of 5 million won, the same as the verdict in the first trial.

The court stated, "Although there are certainly aspects of the defendant's obstruction of official duties that are difficult to understand, the prosecution's appeal is dismissed."

Kim was brought to trial on charges of repeatedly assaulting police officers who responded to a resident's report after he caused a disturbance while intoxicated at an apartment complex in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, in June of last year.

Previously, the first trial court stated, "Given the circumstances of the crime, the defendant cannot be considered to bear light responsibility," but also took into account that the police officers requested leniency, sentencing Kim to a fine of 5 million won. The prosecution appealed on the grounds of the sentence being too lenient, and in the second trial, sought a sentence of six months in prison with one year of probation for Kim.

As a third-generation member of the Binggrae owner family, Kim joined Binggrae in 2014, served as manager and director in the purchasing department, was promoted to executive in 2021, and became CEO in March of last year.

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