[Breaking] Subway 'Mask Rampage' Arrest Warrant Denied... "Necessity Not Recognized"

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ga-yeon] The arrest warrant for a woman in her 40s accused of causing a disturbance and delaying subway operations after refusing to wear a mask upon another passenger's request was dismissed by the court on the 25th.

Seong Bo-gi, the warrant judge at the Seoul Southern District Court, held a pre-arrest suspect hearing (warrant substantive examination) and dismissed the arrest warrant for Ms. A, stating, "The necessity of detention is not recognized."

Judge Seong explained the reason for dismissing the warrant, saying, "Ms. A has pledged to wear a mask in the future and stated that she did not wear a mask due to health reasons."

Ms. A is accused of causing a disturbance and delaying train operations for about 7 minutes on the morning of the 23rd at around 11:50 AM inside a train near Oryu-dong Station on Subway Line 1, after another passenger requested her to wear a mask and she responded with profanity, saying, "Why are you picking a fight?"

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