Investigation Launched into Assembly Member Shin Hyun-young
[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Taewon] The case accusing Shin Hyun-young, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, who allegedly caused a delay in arrival at the Itaewon disaster site by boarding the 'Doctor Car' dispatched to the scene, has been assigned to the Anti-Corruption and Public Crime Investigation Division of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency.
According to the police on the 22nd, the Seoul Police Agency transferred the case, in which Lee Jong-bae, a Seoul city council member from the People Power Party, filed a complaint requesting punishment for Shin on charges including obstruction of business by abuse of power, to the Anti-Corruption 3 Division of the Anti-Corruption and Public Crime Investigation Division. Earlier, Lee held a press conference in front of the Seoul Police Agency in Naejadong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, on the previous day, stating, "Shin’s act of taking photos at the scene where many people died and were injured was a horrific and unfilial behavior," and submitted the complaint. On the 20th, the Committee for the Protection of the Common People’s Livelihood (Seominwi) also filed a complaint with the Seoul Police Agency against Shin on charges including abuse of authority, obstruction of official duties, coercion, and violation of the Emergency Medical Service Act.
Shin, who is a doctor by profession, is suspected of having boarded the emergency dispatch vehicle of the Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT) of Myongji Hospital, where she worked, during the Itaewon disaster on October 29, causing a delay in the vehicle’s arrival at the scene. Although Shin explained that she went to provide emergency medical assistance, she left the site after 15 minutes by riding in the official car of Cho Kyu-hong, Minister of Health and Welfare. During the 15 minutes she stayed at the scene, she took several photos, which intensified the controversy.
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