Police Officer Who Inspired 'The Outlaws' Ma Seok-do Faces Trial for Drunk Driving

Suspended from Duty After Drunk Driving Collision
Prosecutors Indict Without Detention

A police officer, known to be the real-life inspiration for Detective Ma Seok-do—a character played by actor Ma Dong-seok in the film "The Outlaws"—has been put on trial on charges of drunk driving.

On the 9th, at the Special Investigation Headquarters for the Proclamation of Martial Law by the Prosecution, former Special Warfare Command Commander Joongkeun Kwak is reportedly being summoned for investigation. The Taegukgi and prosecution flags are fluttering in the wind in front of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office building. Photo by Huh Younghan

According to legal sources on April 17, the Criminal Division 1 of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office (headed by Prosecutor Shin Do-uk) indicted Inspector A, formerly affiliated with Seoul Suseo Police Station, without detention on April 15 for drunk driving under the Road Traffic Act.

Inspector A is accused of causing a minor collision while driving under the influence near Gangnam Severance Hospital in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, at around 8:30 p.m. on November 24 last year. No casualties were reported as a result of the accident.

At the time, Inspector A’s blood alcohol concentration was reportedly 0.144 percent, which exceeds the license revocation threshold of 0.08 percent. Inspector A was suspended from duty after the drunk driving incident came to light.

Inspector A is known to have been the inspiration for Ma Seok-do, the protagonist of "The Outlaws."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.