[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] A doctor who administered the psychotropic anesthetic propofol to patients while falsifying medical records and failing to report the incident to the Narcotics Integrated Management System program was sentenced to a fine in the first trial.
According to the legal community on the 27th, Chief Judge Changhoon Choi of the Criminal Division 8 at the Seoul Central District Court sentenced A (49) to a fine of 5 million won on charges of violating the Narcotics Control Act (psychotropic substances). The court stated, "Although there is a prior record of similar punishment, the defendant shows remorse and there are some mitigating circumstances regarding the circumstances of the crime," adding, "It does not appear that narcotics were used without actual treatment," as the reason for the sentencing.
A was indicted for administering propofol to patients at a hospital he operated in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, in July 2019, but failing to report it to the Narcotics Integrated Management System. The Narcotics Integrated Management System is a computerized system that reports and stores the entire process of manufacturing, importing, distributing, and using narcotics for continuous monitoring, and has been in operation since May 2019. A is also accused of falsifying medical records while administering propofol to patients 39 times from 2011 to 2017.
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