Korean Medical Affiliation Investigation: Two Residents Linked to Advocacy Group by Lim Hyun-taek

Police are investigating two Sajik residents who’re identified to have acquired authorized recommendation concerning hospital discharge and posted opinions on-line from an advocacy crew created by Lim Hyun-taek, president of the Korean Medical Affiliation. He’s a witness in a case through which present and former leaders of the Medical Affiliation are being investigated on prices of inciting collective motion by medical residents.

The Public Crime Investigation Unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Company introduced on the twenty fourth that it plans to name two medical trainees as witnesses subsequent week to analyze. One individual will attend on the thirtieth and the opposite is claimed to be altering his schedule.

In response to the police and medical group, the 2 residents acquired authorized recommendation from “Amicus Medicus”, an advocacy group shaped by President Lim, on administrative and legal measures and response plans within the occasion of their discharge from hospital. The contents had been subsequently printed on a web-based bulletin board. 5 present and former leaders of the Korean Medical Affiliation, together with President Lim, are beneath investigation on prices of interfering with the work of a coaching hospital (violating medical regulation, instigating and aiding obstruction of enterprise, and so forth. ) instigating or facilitating collective motion, reminiscent of supporting the collective resignation of medical residents and offering authorized assist, is interpreted as a reference to show such an accusation.

The Korean Medical Affiliation is supporting a lawyer who will take part within the investigation and is keeping track of authorized motion towards the resident. President Lim has acknowledged a number of occasions that he’ll begin a common strike if even one of many residents, medical college students or professors of the medical college is injured, so evidently he’ll take robust measures if the resident turns from witness to witness. to suspect.

Nonetheless, a police official mentioned: “As this can be a easy baseline investigation, conversion to suspicion shouldn’t be at present being thought of.” Second Vice Minister of Well being and Welfare Park Min-soo mentioned the identical day at a briefing on the Safety and Catastrophe Countermeasures Headquarters: “We perceive that that is an extension of the truth that the Korean Medical Affiliation and its government department have turn into the topic of investigation.”
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