Prosecutors have sought arrest warrants for two suspects in the death by assault of the late film director Kim Chang-min.
On the 28th, the Criminal Division 2 of the Uijeongbu District Prosecutors' Office Namyangju Branch (Park Shin-young, Director General) sought arrest warrants for suspects A and B in the Kim Chang-min death by assault case.
This is not the first time arrest warrants have been sought for them. Earlier, the police applied for arrest warrants for the suspects twice, but they were dismissed on the grounds that there was no concern about flight. There is interest in whether the prosecutors' request will be accepted.
Prosecutors plan to present specific opinions on the substantiality of the suspects' charges and the necessity of detention at the pretrial detention hearing. The suspects' pretrial detention hearing will be held at about 10:30 a.m. on May 4.
A and B are accused of beating director Kim Chang-min to death at about 1 a.m. on Oct. 20 last year at a restaurant in Guri, Gyeonggi Province. At the time, director Kim and the suspects' party got into an argument over noise, and he was beaten by a group, lost consciousness and was taken to a nearby hospital by the 119 emergency medical team.
However, he did not regain consciousness and was declared brain dead 17 days later. He later donated organs to four people and passed away, drawing sorrow.
In particular, the circumstances of the assault on director Kim were revealed through CCTV inside and outside the restaurant, shocking the public. Moreover, it was revealed that director Kim Chang-min's son with developmental disabilities was also present at the scene of the attack.
Later, there was controversy that initial investigations were inadequate, and the suspects' arrest warrants were belatedly rejected. The Gyeonggi Northern Provincial Police Agency launched an inspection, and a special prosecutors' team is currently investigating the case.
Nevertheless, anger erupted because core suspects were not summoned or detained. In response, the National Parents' Association of Disabled People demanded a thorough investigation and even held an obeisance protest.
Director Kim Chang-min entered the film industry in 2013 as part of the props team on the film 'Suspect.' He later worked on animation teams for films such as 'Captain Kim Chang-su,' 'The Drug King' and 'The Witch.' He also directed works including "No One's Daughter," "Guui Station Exit 3," "Boiler" and "Reply." In particular, "No One's Daughter" won the best director award at the police human rights film festival in 2016. <
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