'COVID-19 Test Disturbance' Arrest Warrant for Man in His 60s Denied: "No Flight Risk"

Seoul Gangnam-gu Public Health Center Screening Clinic.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Suhwan] A detention warrant for Mr. A, a man in his 60s who caused a disturbance including verbal abuse toward medical staff while undergoing a COVID-19 test at a screening clinic, was dismissed.

According to the Gangnam Police Station in Seoul on the 5th, the court held a pre-trial detention hearing for Mr. A the previous day and dismissed the warrant, citing "no risk of flight and a fixed residence." Accordingly, Mr. A will be investigated by the police without detention.

Mr. A is accused of verbally abusing Nurse B (32) who was collecting a specimen for a COVID-19 test at the Gangnam-gu Public Health Center screening clinic in Seoul around 1:50 p.m. on the 16th of last month, saying "Be gentle," and repeatedly punching the transparent acrylic wall placed in front of the nurse (violations of the Medical Service Act and insult, etc.).

After the police arrived, Mr. A denied the charges and attempted to flee but was soon apprehended. He is scheduled to be re-investigated after completing a two-week self-quarantine period.

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