A Representative of Beomtu Foundation Booked Without Detention on Charges of Assault and Insulting Parents of Seoul School for the Blind Students

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-gi] A member of the Moon Jae-in Resignation National Struggle Headquarters (hereinafter referred to as Beomtu-bon) has been booked by the police on charges of assaulting parents of Seoul School for the Blind students.

According to Jongno Police Station on the 13th, four Beomtu-bon members, including a pastor in his 50s, Mr. A, were booked without detention on charges of assault. They are accused of pushing Mr. Kang (47), a parent of a Seoul School for the Blind student who was approaching Pastor Jeon Gwang-hoon, chairman of the Christian Council of Korea, on a street in Jongno-gu around 3 p.m. on the 4th of last month, and making insulting remarks to another parent, Mr. Kim.

It appears that during the process of Beomtu-bon members restraining the parents of the School for the Blind who were trying to approach Pastor Jeon for a conversation, assault and insulting remarks occurred. The victims appeared at the police station for investigation the day after the incident, and Mr. A and other Beomtu-bon members were also questioned.

A police official stated, “We responded to a report from a nearby police box and both the parents and Beomtu-bon members appeared for questioning. We are currently investigating to ascertain the exact facts.”

Earlier, parents of the School for the Blind students and residents near the Blue House had appealed for coexistence, citing difficulties faced by the students due to noise from conservative groups marching toward the Blue House.

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