Arrest and indictment of the perpetrator of the attack on the security guard of Woo-dong apartment building

Our lawyers summarized the legal issues centered on the prosecution's indictment of a security guard at an apartment building in Woo-dong, Gangbuk-gu, Seoul, who made an extreme choice after being confined and beaten by a resident. We analyzed the elements and burden of proof for each charge based on the fact that the prosecution charged the resident with seven charges, including injury, retaliatory confinement, retaliatory assault and injury under the Special Act, attempted coercion, intimidation, and innocence. In particular, Tong's lawyers pointed out that the key issues are proving the intentionality and retaliation of the retaliatory confinement and retaliatory assault, the correlation between the duration of the confinement (about 12 minutes) and the severity of the injury (three weeks), and the causal link between the victim's extreme choice and the perpetrator's behavior. He also explained that the defendant's alleged innocence will be judged centering on the falsity and intentionality of the complaint, and suggested that the importance of securing physical and human evidence such as CCTV, medical certificates, and statements at the investigation and trial stages should be considered, as well as the possibility of claiming civil damages.