60s Attacker of Lee Jae-myung, Search Warrant Issued... Detained at Busan Yeonje Police Station Jail at Dawn

One day after the stabbing incident involving Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, the Busan District Court issued a search warrant for the suspect on the 3rd.

The search targets include the suspect Kim (67)'s real estate office and residence, but it is currently unclear whether an office presumed to be affiliated with a political party is included.

Kim, who attacked Lee Jae-myung with a weapon, completed police questioning and was detained in the Busan Yeonje Police Station detention center in the early hours of the 3rd.

The Busan Police Agency completed a second investigation of Kim, who assaulted the leader, and detained him at the Yeonje Police Station detention center around midnight on the same day. The police are expected to apply for an arrest warrant on charges of attempted murder as early as that day.

The police are focusing on identifying the specific motive behind the crime. They are also reported to have requested party membership verification from the Democratic Party of Korea and the People Power Party to confirm whether Kim is affiliated with any political party.

Earlier, during the first investigation at the Busan Gangseo Police Station, Kim stated, "I intended to kill the leader." However, he did not disclose specific details about the crime plan or any conspiracy.

Previously, on the morning of the 2nd at 10:29 AM, while Lee was inspecting the planned site of Gaduk New Airport at Daehang Observatory in Gangseo-gu, Busan, and moving by vehicle, Kim wielded a weapon and inflicted a neck injury on him.

A man in his 60s named Kim, who attacked Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is coming out of the Gangseo Police Station in Busan on the afternoon of the 2nd.
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