Bahk Eun-ji has been with The Korea Times since 2012, building a career across multiple desks. She began at the Business Desk, where she conducted in-depth interviews with key figures in Korea's corporate world. Later, she moved to the Politics & City Desk, focusing on education policy and social affairs. She later served as team leader of the digital content team, leading curation efforts on the newspaper’s homepage and reshaping print stories for social media audiences to enhance digital reach. Now back on the Politics Desk, she covers the National Assembly and the Ministry of National Defense, with a renewed focus on political developments.
Wife of Belgium ambassador accused of assaulting clothing shop worker
By Bahk Eun-ji
The wife of Belgian Ambassador to Korea Peter Lescouhier is under investigation for allegedly assaulting a saleswoman at a clothing shop in Seoul, police said Thursday.
Yonhap
By Bahk Eun-ji
According to Yongsan Police Station, it is investigating the allegation that the wife slapped a clerk in the face at a shop, April 9.
“We are investigating the allegation, but can't confirm the details or the circumstances because the investigation is ongoing,” an official at Yongsan Police Station told The Korea Times.
Diplomats and their family members hold diplomatic immunity which means they are not subject to prosecution under the laws of their host country in most cases. However, the official said police were proceeding with an investigation as part of due process.
Ambassador Lescouhier was appointed to Korea in 2018, and his wife also came to Korea that year.
The Belgian Embassy said it had no official response to the allegation.