Kim Dong-yeon, a candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea running for governor of Gyeonggi-do in the June 1 local election, said, “I have never been a fan of ‘beating a taxi driver'” at a TV debate for the governor of Gyeonggi Province the day before. The suspension of indictment is not a criminal record.”
In the followingnoon of the previous day, at the ‘June 1 local election Gyeonggi Governor Candidate Invitation Debate’ held at the KBS main building in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, independent candidate Kang Yong-seok mentioned the suspicion of ‘attacking a taxi driver’ toward Kim when it was time to debate the initiative.
Candidate Kang said, “I was surprised to see this because he has such a good image.” “Have you ever been prosecuted for being beaten by a taxi driver while riding a taxi in 1994?”
Candidate Kim replied, “I’ve never been a fan of being beaten up,” and Candidate Kang asked, “Are you a bit defeated then?”
Candidate Kim said, “It happened because of an embarrassing rip-off argument.” “The driver asked me to pay twice, and I was severely punished, and depending on the fairness, I was given a suspension of prosecution. The suspension of indictment is not a criminal record.”
Independent candidate Kang Yong-seok prepares for a debate at the broadcast debate event hosted by KBS hosted by the 6/1 local election Gyeonggi-do governor held at the studio of the KBS main building in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul on the followingnoon of the 12th. 2022.5.12/News 1 © News1 Gyeonggi Photo FoundationCandidate Kang then chimed in, saying, “Did you get angry because they asked for more? Candidate Kim raised his voice, “I never hit him” or “Because I never hit him”, and Candidate Kang burst into laughter at this. He added, “As it is now, former Vice Minister of Justice Lee Yong-koo is also being tried under the special law.”
On November 6, 2020, while he was a lawyer, Lee, the former vice minister mentioned by Kang, threatened and assaulted the driver in a taxi on the way home, swearing and strangling the driver. Assault must be arrested and punished regardless of whether or not there is an agreement under the Special Act, but the police closed the internal investigation and became a belated controversy through a media report. In the end, former Vice Minister Lee expressed his resignation from the position of Vice Minister of Justice in May of last year.
People’s Power Candidate Kim Eun-hye has also previously shot down the allegations of ‘assaulting a taxi driver’ by candidate Kim. “Candidate Kim, who assaulted a taxi driver, is not qualified as governor of Gyeonggi Province,” he said.
In response, Cho Hyun-sam, spokesman for Kim’s election committee, said, “It is a low-key negative offensive. The fact was confirmed and the taxi driver was punished.”
Han Ji-hye, reporter for Donga.com onewisdom@donga.com