30s Male Admits Charges for Assaulting Reporters During 'Seobu District Court Riot'

A man accused of assaulting reporters present at the scene during the Western District Court riot admitted to the charges in his first trial.

Seobu District Court in Mapo-gu, Seoul. Photo by Yonhap News

On the morning of the 11th, Chief Judge Park Ji-won of the Criminal Division 1 at Seoul Western District Court held the first hearing for Park Mo (38), who was indicted on charges including special injury. Park's lawyer stated, "We acknowledge the facts of the prosecution."

It is known that on January 19, Park blocked a video journalist and struck the journalist's back with his right foot. The journalist sustained injuries requiring about two weeks of treatment.

Lee Mo, who was indicted on charges including special trespassing, partially denied the charges during the hearing presided over by Judge Kim Min-jung of the Criminal Division 9 at the Western District Court.

Lee is accused of forcibly opening the back gate of the court during the Western District Court incident, breaking a glass window with a shield, and pouring water from a bottled water container onto the screen door, causing damage to property worth approximately 1.3 million won.

Lee's lawyer said, "We admit to pulling and unplugging the CCTV storage device network cable and pouring bottled water onto the screen door machine," but denied the allegation of damaging the equipment.

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