"Why Are You Spreading Bad Rumors?" Group Arrested for Collective Assault in Elevator

Dragged by elevator and collectively assaulted for 1 hour... Also confined in nearby pub
Victim A suffered broken nose and ribs

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyun-joo] A group was arrested by the police for collectively assaulting and detaining an acquaintance in an elevator on the grounds of slandering their own gang.

According to a YTN report on the 14th, on the night of October 28, Mr. A was indiscriminately beaten by four gangsters known as the so-called 'Moyangpa.'

Mr. A's mother, in an interview with YTN, said, "Four people grabbed his neck in the elevator like this, and he couldn't even resist and was beaten," adding, "If you were a parent, how would you feel if your child, who looks like a tall pole, was beaten by six people?"

She continued, "When I went to see (Mr. A's) face, he was not a human being. There was nothing I could do," and said, "'Son, I am just thankful that you survived. That you didn't die.' I really felt that way. I couldn't sleep a wink," she said.

At the time of the incident, Mr. A was attending a gathering at a restaurant in Gochang-gun, Jeonbuk, when he was dragged into an elevator, indiscriminately beaten, and then detained at a nearby pub.

Among those who assaulted Mr. A, the leader, Mr. Park, in his 40s, was identified as having hit Mr. A with glass cups and other objects, saying, "Why are you spreading bad rumors about your own gang members?"

Mr. A sustained serious injuries, including broken nasal and rib bones, and is receiving treatment at a hospital.

The police believe that these individuals have been active in the local community for over 10 years, creating a long-term atmosphere of fear, and have applied for pre-trial detention warrants against six people involved in the crime on charges including violation of the Act on Punishment of Violent Crimes. Detention warrants were issued for three of them, while two did not appear for the warrant hearings.

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