Norbert Vollertsen Reports Being Assaulted in Seoul

Norbert Vollertsen writes to report that he was attacked by a gang of thugs in downtown Seoul and intentionally run over by a taxi.  He is reporting a less-then-stellar police response; they blamed him for being drunk (which he vehemently  denies) and suggests that some of his attackers may have been corroborating witnesses to that side of the story.  Well, I wasn’t there, but two questions come to mind.  First, Norbert claims that he hobbled out of the hospital on crutches and gave  a previously scheduled  speech, and if you were there, by all means tell us your impressions.  If the police arrived at all promptly, you’d think they would have given him a breathalyzer, but my extensive experience with Korean police is almost uniformly negative. 

Naturally, we can look forward to the  authorities identifying the alleged attackers, conducting a full investigation, identifying any groups with which they were affiliated, and bringing any charges that the available evidence warrants….