"Why Defend Kim Gun-hee?" 40s Woman Breaks into Kookmin University, Fights with Professor

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[Asia Economy Reporter Gong Byung-sun] A woman in her 40s who broke into Kookmin University and got into a physical altercation with a professor, expressing dissatisfaction over plagiarism allegations concerning Kim Geon-hee, wife of Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party's presidential candidate, is now under police investigation.

On the 23rd, the Seongbuk Police Station in Seoul announced that they conducted preliminary investigations on the previous day, registering Professor A of Kookmin University on charges of assault and the woman in her 40s, Ms. B, on charges of trespassing and assault.

At around 1:50 PM the previous day, Ms. B reportedly visited Professor A's office and expressed dissatisfaction by asking, "Why are you defending Ms. Kim?" Professor A requested Ms. B to leave, during which a physical altercation occurred. It is reported that Ms. A and Ms. B did not know each other.

A police official stated, "It has not yet been determined who initiated the assault," and added, "Further investigation and formal charges are still undecided."

Ms. Kim is suspected of plagiarism in her doctoral dissertation submitted in 2008, as well as in three papers published in academic journals during her graduate studies. On the 15th, Kookmin University's re-investigation committee extended the investigation deadline regarding Ms. Kim's thesis allegations to March 31, after the presidential election.

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