Case of Assistance from a Daegu Law Office | A Minor Fine Imposed in an Obstruction of Official Duties Case Through the Assistance of the Daegu Law Office

The client who came to the Daegu Law Office was facing a lawsuit on a charge of obstructing the official duties of police officers.

The client was the owner of a hair salon and was drinking with acquaintances at a raw fish restaurant on a day off.

While there, the client encountered a troublesome salon customer at the restaurant, and an argument escalated into a fight.

Unable to calm down, the client, acting on momentary emotion, directed verbal abuse at and committed assault against the police officers who had been dispatched to resolve the situation.

Having thereby obstructed the official duties of the police, the client sought legal assistance at the Daegu Law Office in order to defend the lawsuit.

At the Daegu Law Office, a consultation was held with the client, and the level of punishment for obstruction of official duties cases was explained.

A person who commits assault or intimidation against a public official performing official duties is subject to imprisonment for not more than five years or a fine not exceeding ten million won.

Given the nature of obstruction of official duties cases, there is a strong likelihood of arrest at the scene, so prompt legal response from the early stage is essential.

The Daegu Law Office argued that the likelihood of the client committing the same offense was very low.

The client had been diligently operating a hair salon and raising a child alone.

In addition, the offense had been committed impulsively as a result of an emotional dispute with a troublesome customer with whom the client had long been on poor terms.

The Daegu Law Office emphasized that the client had no prior record of punishment whatsoever and appealed for leniency.

The Daegu Law Office argued that the degree of harm to the police, whose official duties had been obstructed by the client, was negligible.

Immediately after the police were dispatched to the raw fish restaurant to resolve the fight, the client responded politely, using respectful language, and dealt with the situation without incident.

Becoming agitated by the continued provocation of the regular salon customer, the client was unable to restrain the anger and ended up hurling verbal abuse at, and even committing assault against, the police officers who were breaking up the fight.

However, no harm significant enough to be a problem was caused to the affected police officers, and the verbal abuse, assault, and the like were of a very minor degree.

The Daegu criminal law specialist attorney argued that the obstruction of the police officers' official duties had occurred impulsively as the dispute with the regular customer intensified.