Vice justice minister apologizes over unpunished assault against driver
Posted : 2020-12-21 20:29
Vice Justice Minister Lee Yong-gu / Yonhap
Vice Justice Minister Lee Yong-gu apologized Monday amid public uproar over his unpunished assault against a taxi driver last month. I am deeply sorry for causing concern to the people with a personal matter, he wrote in a statement sent to reporters. I also apologize again to the taxi driver.
Lee has come under fire after it was reported late last week that he got away free following the altercation in early November.
Lee, who was a lawyer at the time, allegedly grabbed the driver by the collar in an intoxicated state when the man tried to wake him up after arriving at his home in southern Seoul. He was appointed vice minister on Dec. 2.
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