A middle school girl was sent to the prosecution for taking out leaflets... A large law firm offers help.

Suspected of property damage after putting up elevator flyers
Law Firm (Liuhan) Daeryun takes charge of student A’s defense and “reveals the true face of mechanical case handling”

As the story of a middle school girl who was sent to the prosecution after taking up a flyer attached to an apartment elevator became known and protests were pouring in from citizens, the middle school girl is responding to the investigative stage with the help of a large law firm.

According to a legal official, Daeryun Law Firm (Liuhan) was recently confirmed to have submitted a report on the appointment of a lawyer to the Dongbu Police Station in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, at the request of Student A.

In particular, this case attracts attention as it is known that Daeryun Law Firm (Liuhan), which heard about the case through the media, was the first to offer a helping hand.

Student A is being charged with property damage for ripping off a flyer that was attached to the elevator mirror of an apartment in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, where he lives, last May.

The leaflet was written by the residents' self-governing organization in the apartment, and was an unauthorized post without the management office's stamp. At the time, Student A was known to have removed a flyer without any intention when it blocked his view while looking in the mirror in the elevator.

However, the police charged Student A with property damage and forwarded the case to the prosecution.

As the basis for sending the indictment opinion, the police cited the 2022 Pyeongtaek Support Case Precedent, which states that in order to legally remove a post that has not received the consent of the management entity, the person who posted it must request voluntary removal or file a civil lawsuit for compulsory execution.

Student A's parents raised their objections through the Kookmin Shinmun High School and the media, and when this incident became known, complaints poured in on the website of the East Police Station in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, pointing out excessive investigation. Even the police chief responded and expressed his intention to apologize, but public criticism has not subsided.

As the controversy continued, the Gyeonggi Southern Police Agency, a superior agency to the Yongin Eastern Police Station, decided to conduct a supplementary investigation and received the case back from the prosecution.

Attorney Kim Da-eun of Daeryun Law Firm, who represented Student A, said, “I couldn’t help but feel angry after hearing about Student A’s case through the media,” and added, “After making inquiries, I was able to get in touch with Student A and I was the first to offer a helping hand.”

In addition, he said, “This case is an example that shows the true face of a police investigation that handled the case mechanically without any specific validity,” and pointed out, “Even if the police who started the reinvestigation decide not to forward the case, this is only a stopgap measure to calm the situation.”

Attorney Kim Da-eun said, “Currently, Miss A is still exposed to all kinds of slanderous and threatening messages from the group that posted the leaflets,” and added, “It appears that continued interest from society and sincere self-reflection from the case handling agency will be needed.”

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