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relation to the taxi driver's drunk assault case by Deputy Minister of Justice Lee Yong-gu, even after checking the black box video, there were claims that he said,'I will do what I haven't seen.'
The police, who are being criticized, bowed their heads again today (25th).
Reporter Shin Jung-eun.
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Lee Yong-gu, the vice minister of the Ministry of Justice, refused to talk about the assault of a taxi driver on his way to work today.
[Yong-gu Lee/Vice Minister of Justice: (Do you admit allegations of assault?) The case is underway, but I have to say that it is under investigation...
.]
I denied any suspicions that the taxi driver was asked to delete the video by paying the settlement fee.
[Yong-gu Lee/Deputy Minister of Justice: (Is it correct that the video was deleted after an agreement with the (taxi) driver at the time?)
I didn't erase it.] The
police, who held an emergency meeting last night and apologized for an emergency meeting yesterday as suspicions arose. They bowed their head again at today's press conference.
Choi Seung-ryul, the head of the National Investigation Headquarters, said that until now, the investigator at the time was aware that the assault video was not properly reported on the upper line.
The police officer in charge denies the suspicion that the taxi driver said, "I will not see it," the assault video released by the taxi driver, so it is necessary to confirm the authenticity.
The police said they would not rule out the possibility of conversion to the investigation if there were any violations of the investigation process. It is a creaky atmosphere from the beginning of autumn.
(Video coverage: Nam Nam Kim · Yongwoo Kim, Video editing: Wonhee Won)