Prosecution Summarily Indicts Foreigners Fined for Climbing Lotte World Tower 72nd Floor

The prosecution has summarily indicted a foreigner who climbed the 72nd floor of Lotte World Tower in Jamsil, Seoul, with bare hands, imposing a fine.

On the 11th, the Criminal Division 1 of the Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Kim Nam-hoon) announced that on the 7th, they summarily indicted George King-Thompson (24, male), a British high-rise climber, on charges of obstruction of business. The specific amount of the fine was not disclosed.

King-Thompson is accused of illegally trespassing and climbing Lotte World Tower with bare hands on the morning of the 12th of last month. He began climbing around 5 a.m., and at approximately 7:50 a.m., a security guard at Lotte World Tower spotted him and reported it. Lotte Corporation transported him from the 72nd floor using building exterior maintenance and management equipment. The police arrested him on the 73rd floor.

The police initially arrested him on charges of trespassing, but considering that he climbed the exterior wall rather than the interior of the building, they changed the charge to obstruction of business and sent the case to the prosecution.

King-Thompson entered the country three days before the climb with the purpose of BASE jumping, which involves parachuting from the top of the building. He reportedly told the police, "Climbing Lotte World Tower was my dream," and stated that he had planned the climb six months in advance.

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