A Man in His 50s Arrested for Wielding a Weapon and Causing Disturbance at Shareholders' Meeting

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyungsoo Park] A man in his 50s who threatened a company representative with a weapon at a shareholders' meeting was arrested in flagrante delicto.

According to the police on the 30th, the Songpa Police Station in Seoul has booked and is investigating Mr. A on charges of threatening the representative with a hand axe about 40 cm long at a real estate development company's shareholders' meeting (violation of the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. of Specific Crimes related to Threats and Violence).

Mr. A is accused of approaching the representative at a shareholders' meeting held at a building in Jangji-dong, Songpa-gu, at 10:07 a.m., holding a hand axe and saying, "I will kill everyone, I will not leave you alone," causing a disturbance. Mr. A, known as a shareholder, reportedly claimed during the police investigation that "it was an act to protect property rights."

A police official said, "We are investigating the exact motive and circumstances of the crime," and added, "We are reviewing the direction of handling the suspect's custody."

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