80s Man Who Threw Raw Eggs at Lee Jae-myung Arrested

An man in his 80s who threw two raw eggs at Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, was arrested by the police.

Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, who is accused of spreading false information under the Public Official Election Act, is attending a trial held at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul on the 31st. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

According to the police on the 31st, the Seocho Police Station in Seoul arrested Mr. A (85) on the spot at around 10:30 a.m. at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul, for throwing eggs at Lee. It was confirmed that Lee was not hit by the eggs.

Mr. A is suspected of taking out two raw eggs he had prepared and throwing them as Lee was entering the west wing entrance to attend a trial.