Police Warn Journalists Covering Lee Jae-myung's Wife for 'Stalking Behavior'

[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-yoon] The police issued a stalking warning to reporters covering Kim Hye-kyung, the wife of Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, near the candidate's residence.

According to the police on the 16th, the Bundang Police Station in Gyeonggi Province warned five reporters from media outlets who engaged in actions potentially violating the Stalking Punishment Act during their coverage the previous day and sent them away.

The police stated that the reporters waited near Lee's residence from around 1:30 p.m. that day, riding in four unmarked rental cars, and when Kim moved, they took photos and followed her with their vehicles.

At that time, Kim's security personnel filed a 112 report stating that "unidentified cars have been tailing her for over two hours," prompting the police to dispatch officers to the scene and issue a warning. The police judged that the reporters' actions exceeded legitimate behavior under the Stalking Punishment Act.

A police official explained, "The complainant stated that she felt fear due to being followed by unidentified cars," adding, "We did not consider the reporting behavior to constitute a crime, but issued a warning on-site to prevent repetition."

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