The Chinese wife beats the Belgian ambassador and is asked to return home immediately | Belgian ambassador’s wife | Xiang Xueqiu | Ambassador to South Korea

[Epoch Times July 07, 2021](Epoch Times reporter Xu Jian comprehensive report) The Chinese wife Xueqiu of Belgium’s ambassador to South Korea, Peter Lescouhier (Peter Lescouhier), became South Korea’s “big news” because of another big fight Later, the Belgian Foreign Minister Sophie Wilmès (Sophie Wilmès) on Wednesday (July 7) asked Lescuillet to return home immediately, “without any delay.”

The Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has officially recalled Ambassador Lescuille in May. Before this (April), his wife dragged and beat the clerk in the clothing store and slapped a clerk in the face. This caused a national sensation in South Korea, aroused the anger of the South Korean people, and even caused local people to demonstrate and protest in front of the Belgian Embassy.

At that time, the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated in a statement that Lescuille had decided to end his three-year service in South Korea this summer and return to Belgium. But apparently Xiang Xueqiu didn’t keep a low profile during this period, but waved his fist again.

South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency quoted the police as saying that on Monday morning, Xiang Xueqiu quarreled and fought with a sanitation worker Lee in Hannam-dong Reading Hall Park in Seoul.

When Li was cleaning, he accidentally touched Xiang Xueqiu’s broom, and the two sides confronted each other loudly, and then they pushed each other, and Xiang Xueqiu was pushed to the ground. When Li was under investigation at the police station, he stated that he was slapped twice by Xiang Xueqiu at the time, and only moved his hand when he was angry. Xiang Xueqiu also kicked away the bento that Li placed in a corner of the park. Two weeks ago, Xiang Xueqiu threw a tissue on his face.

The Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday that it was “still unclear” about what happened this week. However, Minister Wilmes said that Ambassador Lescuille should “return to Belgium immediately” and said that this is because of the “responsibility of the ambassador to the host country” and that “we hope to maintain good relations with the Republic of Korea”.

After the first assault, Wilmes stated that Lescuille could no longer “perform his duties in a calm manner.” The Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs also exempted Xiang Xueqiu from diplomatic immunity, which meant she Can be prosecuted in South Korea. Later, at the request of the woman who was slapped, the South Korean police finally made no charges.

The Belgian Embassy in Seoul once issued an apology on its Facebook page for the first assault, but this aroused more anger because the Koreans insisted that the Belgian ambassador should apologize in person, not online Issue an apology.

Belgium and South Korea celebrated the 120th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations this year, and diplomatic relations between the two countries have always been friendly.

Editor in charge: Lin Yan #