Daegu Civic Group Claims Journalist Assaulted by Public Official During Coverage... Denial: "Did Not Hit"

Civil organizations in the Daegu region, including Daegu Gyeongsilryeon and the Daegu Citizens' Solidarity Council, urged on the 16th, "Daegu city officials assaulted journalists during coverage," and called for "measures to prevent recurrence."

In a statement released that day, Daegu civic groups said, "On the 9th, at Room 211 of EXCO, where the temporary general meeting of the Daegu Convention Bureau was held, Daegu city officials used physical force to injure a reporter during coverage and damaged the reporter's camera."

Daegu Citizens Coalition for Economic Justice

Daegu Gyeongsilryeon and others claimed, "After the temporary general meeting of the Daegu Convention Bureau, which is a corporation, ended, Daegu city officials blocked an 'OhmyNews' reporter from leaving the conference room after discovering documents on a desk and taking photos. They demanded the deletion of the photos, citing that they were 'internal materials for non-disclosure,' but when the reporter refused, they pushed the reporter, causing injuries requiring two weeks of recovery, and broke the camera."

Civic groups in Daegu stated, "Daegu city officials did not inquire about the condition or extent of the reporter's injuries after the reporter was pushed and hurt, but repeatedly demanded the deletion of the photos and, without any significant apology, asserted that 'there can be differences in positions.' Even afterwards, they did not apologize." They urged Daegu City to apologize for the assault, compensate for the damaged camera, and establish measures to prevent recurrence.

A Daegu city official stated, "This happened during a closed meeting when an unknown person entered and started taking photos. At the time, we did not know whether the person was a reporter or not, and city officials did not use physical force or assault the reporter. Since the reporter who claims to have been assaulted has filed a complaint with the police, we will provide detailed statements to the police."

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