Police are pursuing the arrest of two protesters who assaulted a reporter covering the counting situation related to the shortage of ballots in the June 3 local elections.
On July 23, the Songpa Police Station in Seoul announced that they have applied for arrest warrants for a woman in her 30s and a man in his 20s, who allegedly assaulted the reporter in front of the Olympic Park handball stadium, which served as a counting center, on June 5.
Previously, the JTBC branch of the Korean Journalist Association reported that some protesters who blocked the handball stadium assaulted their reporter as he was leaving the counting center.
According to the association, the reporter was attacked while attempting to escape through a window after the entrance was blocked. Footage circulating online shows a protester hitting the reporter and throwing his phone, demanding proof that he was not an employee of the Election Commission.
The police have stated their commitment to a thorough investigation of illegal activities at the counting center.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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