Woman Arrested for Spitting on Police at Jamsil Vote Counting Station Over 'Risk of Flight and Recidivism'

A woman in her 40s who cursed at and spat on a police officer during a "protest to block a vote counting station" held at Olympic Park in Seoul has been arrested.
Judge Seo Beom-jun of the Seoul Eastern District Court, who is in charge of warrant reviews, issued an arrest warrant for the woman, surnamed Kim, who is accused of obstruction of justice, stating that there is a "risk of flight and a possibility of recidivism" following her pre-arrest interrogation.
Kim was arrested in flagrante delicto on the morning of June 23 after asking a police officer managing the protest site for their name and then spitting on them and hurling insults in front of Gates 1-3 of the Handball Gymnasium at Olympic Park in Songpa-gu, Seoul.
It is reported that Kim filmed the police officers on the scene with her mobile phone, claiming she wanted to "verify if they were Korean police," and directed insults at the officers' families.
A video that spread on social media following the incident sparked controversy, as it showed a police officer slapping Kim immediately after she spat on them.
After finishing the hearing at approximately 3:40 p.m. today, Kim stated, "I was assaulted (by the police) and strangled," adding, "Everything is unfair."
In response, the police stated that they are currently verifying the exact facts based on the situation before and after the arrest and the video footage, and plan to decide whether to launch an internal inspection afterward.
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