O Se-hoon Campaign Site Stabbing Incident: 50-Year-Old Sentenced to Prison

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] The prosecution has requested a prison sentence for a man in his 50s who caused a disturbance with a weapon at a campaign event for Oh Se-hoon, the United Future Party candidate running in Seoul Gwangjin-eul for the April 15 general election.

On the 24th, at the sentencing hearing held at the Seoul Eastern District Court's 11th Criminal Division (Presiding Judge Son Joo-chul), the prosecution asked the court to sentence A (51) to 1 year and 6 months in prison. The prosecution applied charges of special intimidation and violation of the Public Official Election Act.

In response, A's lawyer stated, "The defendant admits to approaching the vehicle with a weapon to protest noise," but argued, "The defendant's temporary display of anger due to excitement cannot be considered intimidation or special intimidation." The lawyer also requested consideration of the fact that the defendant had been undergoing long-term treatment for depressive-type schizoaffective disorder, adding, "There was no intention or awareness to instill fear in the victims or to interfere with election freedom."

A was arrested and indicted on charges of approaching candidate Oh, who was campaigning with a weapon, near Jayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, at around 11:10 a.m. on April 9. A was restrained by three police officers at the scene. Although Oh and campaign staff were present at the event, no one was injured.

During police investigation, A reportedly stated that after finishing a night shift and trying to sleep, he committed the act out of frustration due to sleep disturbance.

The sentencing date for A has been set for 10:00 a.m. on the 10th of next month.

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