Police Arrest 90 People in 'Seobu District Court and Constitutional Court Attacks'... Over Half Are in Their 20s and 30s

Arrest Warrants First Requested for 66 Individuals

Among the 90 people arrested by the police for the disturbances that occurred at the Seoul Western District Court and the Constitutional Court, more than half were in their 20s and 30s.

Yonhap News

On the 20th, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency announced through a press release that “the 90 individuals arrested in flagrante delicto ranged in age from teenagers to those in their 70s, with those in their 20s and 30s accounting for 51% (46 people), more than half. Among the 46 who intruded into the Western District Court, three were YouTubers,” it said.

The police stated that they are sequentially applying for arrest warrants for 66 people at the Western District Prosecutors' Office as of the previous day, and that five of them underwent a pre-arrest detention hearing (warrant review) at the Western District Court on the same day.

Of the suspects, 46 are charged with intruding into the Western District Court, 10 with obstructing official duties by blocking vehicles of the High-ranking Officials’ Crime Investigation Unit (Gongu-cheo), and 10 with obstructing official duties by climbing over the court wall or assaulting police officers.

A police official said, "We plan to thoroughly analyze mobile phones, evidence materials, YouTube videos, and other data to identify and strictly punish those who committed illegal acts as well as those who instigated or aided and abetted such acts."

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