"Intoxicated"... Man in His 60s Damages 12 Lee Jaemyung Election Posters in One Hour

Punctured or tore posters with an ice cream stick
Stated: "I did it while drunk, for no particular reason"

A man in his 60s has been apprehended for damaging the election posters of Lee Jaemyung, the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea.

On May 22, the Heungdeok Police Station in Cheongju announced that it plans to request an arrest warrant for Mr. A, a man in his 60s, on charges of violating the Public Official Election Act by damaging 12 of Lee's election posters.

Mr. A is suspected of damaging Lee's posters by making holes or tearing them with an ice cream stick he found on the street, as he walked around the Oksan-myeon area of Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju, where he resides, for about one hour starting at 6:47 a.m. on May 20.

During a police investigation, Mr. A reportedly stated that he acted without any particular reason and was intoxicated at the time. The police plan to conduct further investigations into Mr. A's motives before requesting an arrest warrant, in line with their policy of responding strictly to election-related crimes.