"Disliked by Members of the National Assembly"…60-Year-Old Urgently Arrested for Breaking National Assembly Door with Fire Extinguisher

Caught Trying to Flee by Bicycle About One Hour After the Crime

On the morning of the 25th, workers at the National Assembly building are repairing the broken glass door.
Photo by Yonhap News

A man in his 60s who broke the main entrance door of the National Assembly building with a fire extinguisher in the early morning hours was arrested by the police.

The Yeongdeungpo Police Station in Seoul urgently arrested a man in his 60s, Mr. A, on the 25th on charges of special property damage and trespassing. Mr. A is suspected of breaking the glass door at the main entrance of the National Assembly building, which connects to the Rotunda Hall, at around 5:14 a.m. that day.

At the time, Mr. A attempted to break the glass door and enter the building, but it is understood that a National Assembly security guard reported this to the police. Mr. A fled the scene on a bicycle but was arrested about an hour later, at 6:25 a.m., at the Mulbit Square in Yeouido Hangang Park.

The police believe Mr. A was not under the influence of alcohol and are investigating the specific motive behind the crime.

Meanwhile, a disturbance also occurred at the National Assembly building in February. At that time, a man in his 50s, Mr. B, was arrested by the police on charges of causing a disturbance with a weapon after climbing over the fence of the National Assembly building while intoxicated.

At around 2:20 a.m. that day, Mr. B climbed over the fence of the National Assembly building located in Yeouido, Yeongdeungpo, Seoul, and broke the glass windows of vehicles in the parking lot with a weapon he was carrying. He also caused a disturbance by hitting the window of the National Assembly guard post. At that time, Mr. B swung the weapon at riot police officers who tried to restrain him, but no officers were reported injured.