Former and current executives of the Korean Medical Association (KMA), who have been under police investigation for inciting collective actions by residents opposing the government's increase in medical school enrollment, have been referred to the prosecution.
According to the police on the 31st, the Public Crime Investigation Unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency has sent seven people, including KMA President Kim Taek-woo and former presidents Joo Su-ho and Im Hyun-taek, as well as Vice President Park Myung-ha, to the Seoul Central Prosecutors' Office without detention on charges of aiding violations of the Medical Service Act and obstructing business. This comes 1 year and 3 months after the Ministry of Health and Welfare reported KMA officials.
President Kim and others have been under police investigation on charges of aiding collective actions by supporting collective resignations of residents and providing legal assistance, which allegedly interfered with the operations of the training hospitals to which the residents belong.
However, the police concluded that there were no charges against former KMA President Roh Hwan-kyu and decided not to refer his case.
The Ministry of Health and Welfare reported five KMA officials, including President Kim, to the police for violations of the Medical Service Act, obstruction of business, and aiding or abetting these offenses last February, and the police additionally charged related individuals during the investigation.