"Obstruction of Traffic" 60-Year-Old Detained for Damaging Candidate Jo Won-jin's Banner

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Jin-hyung] A man in his 60s was booked by the police for slashing presidential candidate banners around a crosswalk, claiming they obstructed pedestrian traffic.

On the 22nd, the Gwangju Western Police Station announced that they had booked a man in his 60s, identified as Mr. A, without detention on charges of violating the Public Official Election Act.

Mr. A is accused of damaging two banners of Jo Won-jin, the candidate from the Our Republican Party for the 20th presidential election, which were hung along the roadside in Ssangchon-dong and Geumho-dong, Seo-gu, on the 18th, using a utility knife.

According to the police investigation, Mr. A committed the act out of frustration because the banners obstructed pedestrian traffic.

The Public Official Election Act stipulates that anyone who damages or removes election posters or banners without justifiable reason shall be punished by imprisonment for up to two years or a fine of up to 4 million won.

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