Opposition Politician's Words Make Him Boil... 70-Year-Old Sentenced for Tearing 7 Banners

A man in his 70s who repeatedly tore parts of opposition politicians' faces drawn on banners was handed over to the prosecution.

Busan Jungbu Police Station announced on the 23rd that Mr. A was sent to the prosecution without detention on the 17th on charges of property damage.

According to the police, Mr. A is suspected of damaging seven banners installed by the Busan City Party of the Democratic Party of Korea on the streets of Jung-gu from August until this month.

A banner depicting the face of an opposition party's Busan regional chairman has been damaged. [Image source=The Democratic Party of Korea Busan Metropolitan City Party]

The Busan City Party of the Democratic Party of Korea previously submitted a petition to the police earlier this month, reporting that several party banners had been damaged.

The petition stated that 10 banners hung around the city, including seven in Jung-gu, Busan, and three in Yeongdo-gu, had been repeatedly damaged over several months. It was presumed that someone selectively tore the mouth parts of the politicians' faces drawn on the banners with a sharp object.

The police, who launched an investigation, caught Mr. A through CCTV footage around the damaged banners.

According to the investigation, Mr. A reportedly stated that he tore the banners with a small knife attached to a nail clipper out of dissatisfaction with the major opposition party not cooperating with government policies.

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