Supreme Court Confirms 6-Month Prison Sentence for Man Who Pulled Weapon and Caused Disturbance During Hwang Kyo-ahn's Speech

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] A man who pulled out a weapon and caused a disturbance after being blocked while trying to approach former United Future Party leader Hwang Kyo-ahn during a speech has been sentenced to prison.

The Supreme Court's 2nd Division (Presiding Justice Noh Jeong-hee) announced on the 2nd that it upheld the lower court's sentence of six months in prison in the final appeal trial of Mr. A, who was charged with special intimidation and attempted special intimidation.

The court dismissed Mr. A's appeal, stating that "there is no error in the lower court's judgment."

Mr. A was prosecuted on charges of causing a disturbance by pulling out a weapon after being stopped by officials when he tried to approach former leader Hwang during a speech at Dongdaegu Station Square on May 2 last year.

The first trial recognized Mr. A's charges as guilty and sentenced him to eight months in prison. Considering his history of mental illness and the risk of reoffending, the court also ordered treatment and custody.

The second trial acknowledged the intimidation charge but acquitted him of the attempted intimidation charge against former leader Hwang, reducing the sentence to six months in prison.

The court reasoned that Mr. A only told others not to stop him while causing the disturbance and did not explicitly threaten to harm former leader Hwang.

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