Overview
- The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office filed a summary indictment on Oct. 22 over alleged impairment from a prescribed medication.
- Prosecutors requested a 2 million won fine, a penalty the court can impose based on documents without a full trial under the summary procedure.
- Lee was investigated after a June 8 incident in Nonhyeon-dong, where he mistakenly drove a car matching his own model and color, prompting a police report.
- A preliminary test returned positive and the National Forensic Service later confirmed psychoactive substances before police referred the case without detention in July.
- Lee has said he did not realize his panic disorder medication could affect driving, and his agency notes he has taken such treatment for more than a decade.