Nowon Police Station Arrests Man in His 30s for Assaulting Preliminary Candidate During Election Campaign
[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-gi] A preliminary candidate of the Justice Party and campaign workers were assaulted by a citizen during election campaigning.
The Nowon Police Station in Seoul announced on the 19th that a man in his 30s, Mr. A, who assaulted Lee Namsu, the Justice Party preliminary candidate for Nowon District, was booked on charges of violating the Public Official Election Act. Mr. A is accused of assaulting the preliminary candidate and three campaign workers while they were campaigning at the Dangogae Station of Subway Line 4 around 7 p.m. the previous day, targeting citizens returning home from work.
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A police official explained, "Mr. A claims that the preliminary candidate and campaign workers laughed at him and stared." The Public Official Election Act stipulates that assaulting or threatening election candidates is punishable by imprisonment of up to 10 years or a fine ranging from 5 million to 30 million won.
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