A man in his 60s has been arrested by the police for throwing an iron bowl at Lee Jae-myung, a candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, who is running for the National Assembly in Gyeyang, Incheon.
Incheon Gyeyang Police Station announced on the 21st that it is investigating and arresting a man in his 60s as a current offender on charges of obstructing the election under the Public Official Election Act.
Person A is accused of obstructing the election campaign by throwing an iron bowl at Lee while walking on the sidewalk outside the building on the second floor of a commercial building in Gyesan-dong, Gyeyang-gu, Incheon around 9:35 pm the previous day.
At the time, Candidate Lee was on a street campaign with Candidate Yoon Hwan of Gyeyang-gu Mayor and Candidate Duk-je Jo of District Councilor.
There were supporters and young students around, but fortunately there were no injuries.
Candidate Lee’s side told reporters through a notice after the incident, “Lee was hit in the head by an iron bowl thrown by an unidentified person while he was campaigning on the street.”
A police official said, “Currently, candidate Cho Gu is considered a victim and the police have investigated, and we are confirming whether or not Lee has been harmed.”
“It is believed that Mr. A threw a stainless steel bowl containing chicken bones from the terrace on the second floor of a commercial building,” he added.
An official from Lee’s side said, “After the incident, the candidate said, ‘There were children around, but I’m glad I was right’.
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