SNS: "Must Set a Good Example... Strong Punishment Needed"
A Korean man and woman claimed they were collectively assaulted by a group of Chinese people in the heart of Seoul. Professor Seokyung Deok of Sungshin Women's University called for strong punishment for the perpetrators.
On the 29th, Professor Seo posted the broadcast footage on his SNS and stated, "Many netizens reported this to me after it was introduced on a broadcast. This really seems to have crossed the line."
According to JTBC Incident Manager on the 28th, a couple who are informants were assaulted by a group of Chinese customers while dining at a lamb skewer restaurant in Daerim-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul on the 25th. JTBC Incident Manager broadcast screen
Professor Seo mentioned the related incident, saying, "(The Korean couple) initially asked the staff to let them go outside to smoke, and after going outside to smoke, they soon resumed smoking indoors." He continued, "When the couple asked again to go outside to smoke, the Korean man was dragged outside and collectively assaulted with severe verbal abuse, and the Korean woman was also dragged by her hair and kicked."
Professor Seo pointed out, "The issue of Chinese people smoking indoors in restaurants in Korea continues to occur," adding, "In July, at a restaurant located in Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, a Chinese woman caused controversy by smoking an electronic cigarette despite objections from those around her." He emphasized, "Chinese people living or traveling in other countries must first have the basic character to obey the law. We need to set a good example so that such incidents never happen again."
Earlier, JTBC's incident chief reported that a couple who submitted the report were assaulted by a group of Chinese customers while dining at a lamb skewer restaurant in Daerim-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, on the 25th. They were attacked after asking not to smoke inside the restaurant.
The couple directly asked, "Excuse me, please smoke outside." One Chinese person replied, "Sorry," but sarcastically said, "Who are you to tell me not to smoke?" and uttered Chinese curses.
When the reporting party, who understood Chinese, asked them not to swear, the response was, "Are you Chinese or Korean? What’s so great about Koreans that they can’t even smoke?" and then they started throwing punches.
The group of Chinese people strangled the man’s neck and dragged him outside the restaurant, continuing indiscriminate assault by hitting him with beer bottles and kicking him. The woman was also assaulted by having her hair pulled and being kicked.
The police later arrived, and one of the Chinese individuals was arrested on the spot on charges of special assault for violently beating the couple. The police are pursuing five others who fled.
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