An arrest warrant has been issued for a man in his 40s who assaulted an election campaign worker for Kim Moonsoo, the People Power Party's presidential candidate.


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According to the Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency on May 26, Bundang Police Station in Gyeonggi Province arrested a man identified as A on charges of interfering with election campaigning. The arrest warrant was issued on May 23.


A is accused of assaulting campaign staff for the People Power Party candidate and disrupting a campaign speech by climbing onto a campaign vehicle at Yatap Station Square in Bundang-gu, Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, at around 18:48 on May 20.



A police official stated, "In connection with this presidential election, we plan to take strict legal action against any offenses that interfere with the freedom of elections, including assault."


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