40s Male Arrested for Assaulting Campaign Worker While Drunk in Busan

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Ju Cheol-in] A man in his 40s who assaulted a campaign worker during an election campaign while intoxicated was apprehended by the police.

Busan Northern Police Station announced on the 9th that they have booked A (in his 40s) without detention on charges of violating the Public Official Election Act.

According to the police, A is accused of punching the face of a campaign worker for candidate Lee Seong-geun of the National Revolutionary Dividend Party around 5 p.m. on the 8th at the entrance of Gupo Market in Buk-gu, Busan, saying "The election campaign is too noisy."

The police are investigating the exact circumstances, believing that A, who was intoxicated, committed the crime in a fit of anger.