Posted : 2021-05-30 09:53
Former Vice Justice Minister Lee Yong-gu / Yonhap
Former Vice Justice Minister Lee Yong-gu was questioned by police Sunday over allegations that he pressured a taxi driver he assaulted to destroy related evidence and went unpunished.
Lee appeared at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency in central Seoul to undergo questioning for the November case where Lee allegedly hurled insults at the driver and grabbed him by the collar in an intoxicated state when the man tried to wake him up after arriving at his home.
Police were called to the scene and let Lee go home after confirming his identity. But they later closed the case without booking Lee, as the taxi driver did not want him punished.
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.