A man in his 60s who knocked down and hit a colleague was ‘not indicted’… “It’s not entirely the suspect’s responsibility.”

Physical fight during an argument at a drinking party
Victim suffered 6 weeks of displacement.
Prosecution: “The process of grabbing each other by the collar”

A man who assaulted a co-worker was handed over to the prosecution, but was not indicted.

According to the legal community on the 19th, the Gwangju District Prosecutors' Office issued a suspended indictment to Mr. A, a man in his 60s, who was suspected of assault and causing bodily harm on December 23 last year.

In September of last year, Mr. A was accused of grabbing his colleague B by the collar, pushing him to the ground, assaulting him and injuring him.

As a result of the investigation, it was confirmed that the two people got into an argument while drinking and got into a physical fight. As a result, Mr. B was diagnosed with a 6-week injury, including fractured ribs.

Mr. A admitted to all charges. However, he claimed that he fell because he was drunk and could not control his body properly while grabbing Mr. B by the collar.

The prosecution decided not to indict Mr. A. The prosecution said, “The extent of the injuries suffered by the victims in this incident is not light,” but added, “It appears that the victims fell while grabbing each other by the collars and shaking them, so it is difficult to place the blame for the injuries entirely on the suspects.”

He added, “The victim also stated that the other party did not intend to hurt him,” and added, “We took into account the fact that the suspect acknowledged his mistake and was reflecting on it, and that we both reached an amicable agreement.”

Attorney Kang Jeong-hoon of Daeryun Law Firm (Lihan), who represented Mr. A in this case, said, “Unlike assault, where a prosecution cannot be filed if the victim does not want to be punished, the crime of involuntary punishment does not apply to the crime of assault causing bodily harm.” He added, “This is a case in which criminal punishment was avoided because it was acknowledged that there were extenuating circumstances in the circumstances of the case and that an agreement had been reached.”

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