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.
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.
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.
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"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.
