Jeong Chang-ok, Who Threw a Shoe at President Moon Jae-in, Sent to Prosecution on Charges of Obstructing Official Duties

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[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] The Yeongdeungpo Police Station in Seoul announced on the 1st that they have sent Jeong Chang-ok (57), who threw a shoe at President Moon Jae-in last July, to the prosecution with charges of obstruction of official duties and trespassing.

According to the police, Jeong is accused of taking off his shoe and throwing it at President Moon as he was leaving the opening ceremony of the 21st National Assembly in front of the main entrance on the 2nd floor of the National Assembly building on July 16. President Moon was not hit by the shoe.

Jeong was subdued on the spot by security guards and police officers and was arrested in flagrante delicto.

The police considered the matter very serious and applied for an arrest warrant the day after the incident, but the court dismissed it, stating that "there is insufficient necessity for detention."

Having narrowly avoided detention, Jeong was later arrested last month on charges of assaulting a police officer at the Gwanghwamun Liberation Day rally in Seoul.

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