Detention Warrant Rejected for Man in His 50s Who Assaulted Protester at Ballot Counting Site

No Concerns of Evidence Destruction or Flight Risk

A man in his 50s who assaulted a protest participant at the ballot counting station protest site at the Handball Gymnasium in Olympic Park, Seoul, has avoided detention.

Around noon on the 9th, protest participants were shouting slogans such as "Fraudulent Election, Re-election" and "Vote and Count Simultaneously on Election Day" in front of Gate 1-3 of the Handball Gymnasium at Olympic Park in Songpa District, Seoul. Photo by Jaehyun Park

On August 25, Yang Hwanseung, the senior presiding judge in charge of warrants at the Seoul Eastern District Court, held a pretrial detention hearing for the suspect, Mr. A, who is in his 50s and faces assault charges. After the hearing, the judge rejected the request for a detention warrant, stating, "It is difficult to recognize concerns about destruction of evidence or flight risk."

Mr. A is suspected of assaulting another participant at the protest site at the ballot counting station at the Handball Gymnasium in Olympic Park at around 9:30 p.m. on August 22.

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