The terrible atrocities of the Wonju chicken restaurant brothers...indiscriminate abuse of employees with intellectual disabilities [Y transcript]

Wonju, Gangwon Province, abused employees of intellectually disabled chicken restaurant brothers
"Hit the whole body with a 26cm spanner, hit the arm with a hammer"
"Pouring hot water on the arm and supporting it with a pot"
Hurt your thumb and force you to take a picture of your fatigue.
Another employee said, "If you hit me, I'll give you 1 won each."

■ Host: anchor Lee Se-na and anchor Na Kyung-chul
■ Appearing: lawyer Lim Joo-hye

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◇Anchor> The case to be dealt with this time is a crime committed by two brothers who run a chicken restaurant, and they did all kinds of terrible things to an employee in his 20s with an intellectual disability?

◆ Lim Joo-hye> It's a really tragic incident. A brother was running a chicken restaurant. On top of that, an employee with an intellectual disability got to work together. If so, you are a person who works at your store and you should take care of yourself more and go with him if you are in a situation where you are not well, but rather, it was an incident that collectively harassed the victim and committed atrocities. However, the degree of this sadism is so severe that it is difficult to explain each and every one of them. So, hot oil or hot water can be poured into your arms and cause serious burns. And it has been confirmed that untold types of violence have been committed for a very long period of time, such as by using a weapon such as a monkey spanner, causing significant damage. That's not the end of the crime. The physical abuse is also a big problem, and then you write an IOU for more than 100 million won for not doing well or trying to run away from the store. So, if you run away from the store again, you have to pay this money, and they make blackmail and threats like this. And the crime's method, such as entering the victim's mother's house and stealing some money, is so vicious that it is impossible to list every single one of them. Not long ago, the first trial was sentenced to four years in prison and a year in prison, depending on the extent to which they suffered damage to the brothers, whether they were doing this for fun or for financial extortion.

◇Anchor> But why are these two brothers sentenced differently?

◆Im Joo-hye> It is because there is a difference in the degree of participation in the crime. So, they were together, but especially for those who were sentenced to four years in prison, the perpetrator committed more crimes. The use of weapons and the fact that the victim had been bullied for a longer period of time were considered. Not only this brother but also other employees were sentenced this time. The brothers also urged other employees to bully the victim. In some cases, the victim could not properly complain about the damage and the perpetrator participated in the situation where another perpetrator was involved, and the other perpetrator was sentenced to one year in prison and two years of probation because the victim had some agreement with the two brothers.

◇Anchor> It's really hard to believe how a person did this against a person, but the court said this. It is a crime committed by treating the victim only as a means. How do I look at this?

◆ Lim Joo-hye> It's disastrous. I was able to commit such a brutal crime because I did not see the victim as a person. The court also scolded this greatly. Just looking at the laws that are being applied now, there are special injuries and dangerous weapons that have been carried and injured. The part that instructed teachers and others to suffer special injuries. You can say it's really vicious. And fraud and blackmail. The part that threatened and blackmailed you as if you had to pay back the money you didn't even have. Special theft, special coercion. Each and every one of these crimes is a crime that is really serious. The court did not really treat the victim as a person. I saw it only as a means of making money. He strongly scolded him for being able to commit such a crime because he saw it as an object, but ultimately, he was sentenced to four years in prison, a year in prison, and a suspended sentence, even though he is still in the first trial. Although it is said that the brothers with a high degree of participation were sentenced to prison, it seems that the question still remains whether this was a ruling that responded to the people's legal sentiment. It seems that the prosecution will probably proceed with the appeal, but the terrible crimes I've listed here have been confirmed. In addition, if we predict that there would have been more additional crimes, crimes that have not been proven, and crimes that have not been remembered, we hope that these parts will be fully reflected in the appeals court.

◇ Anchor> Brothers who have brutally damaged the dignity and values of a human being. I look forward to getting the right punishment. So far, we've looked at major incident accidents with lawyer Lim Joo-hye. Thank you.

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: Lee Mi-young, editor of the digital news team

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