SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean police said Friday they searched the office of the hard-line incoming leader of an association of doctors and confiscated his mobile phone as he faces accusations that he incited the protracted walkouts by thousands of medical interns and residents.
The development could further dim prospects for an early end to the strikes. The office of Lim Hyun-taek, who is to be inaugurated as head of the Korean Medical Association next week, called the raid politically motivated and questioned whether the government is sincere about its offer for dialogue to end the strikes.
Police said they sent officers to Lim’s office in Seoul and residence in the southern city of Asan on Friday to confiscate his mobile phone and other unspecified materials.
Lim is one of five former or incumbent Korean Medical Association officials who have been under police investigation for allegedly inciting and abetting the strikes. In mid-April, two of them had their medical licenses suspended by health authorities.
Vietnam celebrates 70 years since Dien Bien Phu battle that ended French colonial rule
The REAL Evangelos Marinakis: The explosive hire
A woman might win the presidency of Mexico. What could that mean for abortion rights?
More than 50 aerospace information companies registered in Xiong'an New Area: official
Turkey says it has carried out new airstrikes against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq
DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: The simple drug
Pennsylvania man, 76, 'shoots his wife dead for nagging him about his gun
ACT Brumbies end Hurricanes' unbeaten run in Super Rugby Pacific
Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 12
Eddie Murphy's The Pickup set crash saw two stunt vehicles collide and roll off the road