University Hospital Residents Sue Minister and Vice Minister of Health and Welfare for "Threats and Obstruction of Work"

A resident doctor at a university hospital in Seoul has filed a lawsuit against Cho Kyu-hong, Minister of Health and Welfare, and Park Min-su, the second vice minister.

Minister of Health and Welfare Kyoohong Cho.
Photo by Yongjun Cho

According to the Gwangjin Police Station in Seoul on the 24th, A, a fourth-year resident doctor at a university hospital located in Gwangjin-gu, submitted a complaint the day before against Minister Cho and Vice Minister Park on charges of intimidation and obstruction of business.

A is reported to have claimed that the government is intimidating doctors who oppose the expansion of medical school quotas and is interfering with normal medical duties.