Woman in Her 40s Faces Arrest Warrant Hearing for Spitting on Police at Jamsil Vote Counting Station Protest

A decision on whether to arrest a woman in her 40s, surnamed Kim, who is accused of verbally abusing and spitting on police officers during a protest to block the Jamsil vote counting station, will be made today, June 25.

Judge Seo Beom-jun of the Seoul Eastern District Court, who is in charge of warrants, began the pre-arrest interrogation (warrant validity hearing) for Kim, who faces charges of obstruction of justice, at 2:30 p.m. today.

As she arrived at the court, Kim did not respond to questions from reporters asking if she admitted to spitting on the police officer or if she acknowledged the charges of obstruction of justice. Instead, she shouted, "Re-election for election fraud, manual counting for same-day voting."

This slogan is frequently used by participants of the protest to block the Jamsil vote counting station.

Kim was arrested in the act on the morning of June 23, at approximately 10:20 a.m., in front of Gates 1-3 of the Olympic Park Handball Gymnasium in Songpa-gu, Seoul. She is accused of asking a police officer managing the protest site for their name before spitting on them and hurling insults.

It is reported that Kim filmed the police officers on-site with her mobile phone, claiming she was "verifying if they were Korean police," and directed insults toward the officers' families.

(Photo: Yonhap News)
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