Excl: "Use Green Tea Latte to Leave Marks"... Inside the Meticulous Staged Attack

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We have exclusively obtained the indictment of former Busan mayoral candidate Jung Lee-han, who was indicted on charges of staging a beverage terror hoax during the June 3 local elections. The document details how they allegedly conspired in advance, even planning to use green tea latte so that stains would deliberately remain on his clothes.

This is an exclusive report by KNN reporter Ok Min-ji.

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Former Busan mayoral candidate Jung Lee-han was taken into custody and indicted on charges of staging a beverage terror hoax last April.

Jung and his accomplice, surnamed Yoon, first met in 2019 as a gym patron and trainer, maintaining a close relationship for nearly seven years.

Ahead of the election, Jung repeatedly shared his concerns with Yoon about his low public recognition.

When Jung remarked, "I wish I could even get hit by a flowerpot" and "Won't someone throw some coffee at me?", Yoon chimed in by asking, "Should I throw something at you?"

About two days before the crime, Jung directly proposed the staged hoax to Yoon.

He gave specific execution instructions, such as preparing colored green tea latte to leave marks on clothes and splashing the beverage at the moment of handing out a business card.

They also devised ways to conceal their identities, such as using someone else's vehicle and wearing hats.

Following the crime, Jung portrayed himself as a victim of terror and gave interviews.

[Jung Lee-han / Former Reform Party candidate for Busan Mayor (last April): I truly believe that violence must never be justified again. I believe such incidents should never be repeated in our society.]

According to prosecutors, Jung's spouse also drafted a false petition seeking leniency—claiming that "suspect Yoon is around the same age as my husband, so my heart keeps going out to him"—even while knowing it was a staged hoax, and Jung publicly released footage of himself submitting the petition to the media.

The first trial for former Busan mayoral candidate Jung Lee-han and his accomplice Yoon, who face charges of staging a terror hoax, is scheduled to be held on the 15th of next month.

(Video by: Oh Won-seok, Hwang Tae-chul / KNN)

Ok Min-ji, KNN
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