Arson at Flower Wreath Supporting Yoon Seok-yeol in Front of Supreme Prosecutors' Office... Calls for Prosecutorial Reform

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] An incident occurred where a man set fire to a wreath supporting Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol installed in front of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office in Seocho-gu, Seoul.

According to the fire authorities on the 5th, the Seocho Fire Station in Seoul responded to a report at around 9:53 a.m. that a wreath in front of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office was on fire. The fire burned 3 to 4 wreaths before being extinguished.

The man who set fire to the wreath reportedly scattered dozens of papers titled "Self-immolation Will," which contained demands for prosecutorial reform. On the scattered papers, it was written that he had self-immolated in front of the National Assembly on April 26, 2013, also advocating for prosecutorial reform.

The police have arrested the man and are investigating the detailed circumstances of the incident.

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