"Where Are You Crawling Out To?" Verbal Abuse and Threats with a Weapon Against Moon Couple... First Lady Kim Jung-sook Files Complaint Directly

"Where do you crawl out without any fear" and other insulting remarks
Threatened secretary office staff with a weapon and was arrested by the police

Former President Moon Jae-in and his wife Kim Jung-sook / Photo by Former President Moon's Instagram

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Gun-chan] A man in his 60s who was holding a solo protest in front of former President Moon Jae-in's residence was arrested after threatening a staff member of the residence with a weapon. It has been confirmed that First Lady Kim Jung-sook personally filed a complaint against the man the day before.

The Yangsan Police Station in Gyeongnam announced on the 16th that Kim Jung-sook, wife of former President Moon, visited the police station around 10 p.m. on the 15th and filed a complaint against the solo protester, Mr. A (65).

According to the police, the former president and his wife encountered Mr. A while taking a walk in Pyeongsan Village on the afternoon of the 15th. Mr. A reportedly made insulting remarks such as "How dare you crawl out here without fear" to the former president and his wife.

This is the first time that Mrs. Kim has personally filed a complaint against a protester in front of the residence. The complaint is known to include details of Mr. A's threats.

The former president and his wife previously filed a complaint in May against four members of a conservative group protesting in front of the residence on charges of insult and defamation. At that time, a representative submitted the complaint to the police.

On the morning of the 16th, Mr. A was arrested by police who responded to a report after he threatened a staff member of the former president's secretariat with a weapon on the roadside in front of the residence.

Mr. A is reportedly refusing to be questioned, stating that he will be investigated with a lawyer present. The police plan to investigate Mr. A on charges of insult and special threats.