Prosecution Detains and Charges Argentine Who Threw Glass Bottle from 19th Floor

A man in his 20s from Argentina who threw liquor bottles from the 19th floor has been brought to trial.

Seoul Northern District Prosecutors' Office.

On the 22nd, the Criminal Division 1 of the Seoul Northern District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Jang Yoon-young) announced that from the 12th to the 27th of last month, A was arrested and indicted on charges of threatening pedestrians and damaging parked vehicles by throwing soju bottles and other items from the 19th floor of an officetel building near Sangbong Station in Jungnang-gu, Seoul, in five separate incidents (attempted special injury and special property damage).

A entered the country last August on a tourist employment visa (H-1) and was living in the officetel with his Korean partner without any particular job. A stated that "I was angry because I could not return to my home country due to being barred from leaving the country because of the trial, so I threw objects."

Earlier, A was indicted in February for assaulting a subway staff member during a dispute over subway fare payment inside a subway station. Under the Immigration Control Act, nationals are subject to departure bans, foreigners to departure restrictions, and those undergoing criminal trials may be restricted from leaving the country.

A prosecutor said, “Through supplementary investigations such as improving and analyzing CCTV footage, we have clearly identified the defendant’s crimes, and as a victim support measure, we have requested psychological treatment support. We will diligently maintain the prosecution to ensure that the defendant receives a sentence commensurate with the crime and will strictly respond to crimes targeting unspecified many.”

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