A Drunken Man in His 50s Arrested for Causing Disturbance in Gwangju City Hall Lobby

A man in his 50s who caused a disturbance while intoxicated in the first-floor lobby of Gwangju Metropolitan City Hall has been arrested.

On the 24th, the Gwangju Western Police Station announced that they had arrested and sent A (55) to prosecution on charges of threatening and property damage for swearing and causing a disturbance at a government office while drunk.

A is accused of threatening to stab public officials with a weapon and damaging nearby objects in the first-floor lobby of City Hall in Chipyeong-dong, Seo-gu, Gwangju, at around 12:40 p.m. on the 18th.

According to the police investigation, A visited the City Hall Welfare Department to request designation as a "Basic Livelihood Security Recipient," but after being told he did not meet the eligibility requirements, he lost his temper and committed the crime.

During the disturbance, he also kicked a fan belonging to the childcare teacher group of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions Public Solidarity Union, who were staging a sit-in in the first-floor lobby, and broke a water cup, a desk, and damaged a laptop by wetting it.

The police applied for an arrest warrant considering A's past record of causing trouble at City Hall and administrative welfare centers for similar reasons.

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