Lee Jae-myung Poster Vandalized in Eunpyeong-gu Residential Area... Suspect Being Tracked

Candidate Lee's face poster found torn at nose and mouth area
Police "Tracking suspect using CCTV footage"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Gyumin] In a residential area in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul, election posters of Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, were damaged, prompting the police to launch an investigation.

The Western Seoul Police Station announced on the 21st that at around 5 p.m. on the 20th, they received a report that Lee's posters were torn in a residential area near an apartment complex in Eungam-dong and dispatched officers to the scene.

The face of candidate Lee on the poster was torn around the nose and mouth by a sharp object.

A police official said, "We are currently searching for the culprit who damaged the posters based on the closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage at the scene."

Earlier, on the 19th, a 112 emergency call was received reporting that someone had torn down the entire presidential candidate election poster installed on a fence in Guri-si, Gyeonggi-do. In Gangbuk-gu, Seoul, a man in his 50s was caught in the act on the 17th for setting fire to Lee's banner.

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