Candidate Lee Jae-myung's Banner Burns in Gangbuk-gu... Police Arrest 50s for Violation of Public Official Election Act

On the 16th, during the official campaign period for the 20th presidential election, banners of Lee Jae-myung (in numerical order), the Democratic Party presidential candidate, Yoon Seok-youl, the People Power Party presidential candidate, and Ahn Cheol-soo, the People’s Party presidential candidate, were hung near Yongsan Station in Seoul. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Gong Byung-sun] An incident occurred in Gangbuk-gu, Seoul, where a banner of Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party candidate, was damaged by fire.

On the 18th, the Gangbuk Police Station in Seoul arrested a man in his 50s, identified as A, on the spot for violating the Public Official Election Act after damaging Lee's banner hung on a street in Gangbuk-gu around 5:30 PM the previous day. It was reported that A set fire to the candidate's banner using a lighter.

A police official stated, "We are investigating A's motive for the crime while he remains out of custody."

According to the Public Official Election Act, damaging election posters or banners without justifiable reason can result in imprisonment for up to two years or a fine of up to 4 million won.

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