The prosecution of this case is dismissed.

The summary of the facts charged in the instant case is as follows: (a) around December 10, 2016, the Defendant tried to board a taxi that is operated by the victim C (son, 64 years old) in front of the Dongjak-gu Seoul Metropolitan Government on the street on December 23:30, 2016; (b) the Defendant opened the back seat of the cab in Gyeonggi-do taxi Seoul, and assaulted the victim’s face on one occasion with the hand by opening the front seat of the cab in Gyeonggi-do taxi.

No public prosecution against a crime of violence shall be instituted against the clearly expressed will of the victim in accordance with Article 260 (3) of the Criminal Act as a crime falling under Article 260 (1) of the same Act.

In this regard, the victim C expressed his/her intention not to be punished against the defendant on January 31, 2017, which was after the prosecution of this case was instituted, and thus, the prosecution of this case is dismissed in accordance with Article 327 subparagraph 6 of the Criminal Procedure Act.