Police Investigating Alleged Assault Involving Ruling Party Aide

The police have launched an investigation into the facts surrounding allegations that a senior official at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency assaulted a staff member of the ruling People Power Party (PPP).

The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency is currently reconstructing the situation by securing video footage and witness statements from the time when PPP lawmakers visited the agency on the 16th.

The PPP lawmakers had visited the agency to protest, claiming that Seoul Police Commissioner Park Jung-bo’s warning that illegal acts during "vote counting station blockade protests" would lead to "ruin" was an attempt to intimidate citizens.

A physical altercation occurred as police attempted to stop the lawmakers from meeting with Commissioner Park. A video showing Lee Gwan-hyung, the head of the Security Division at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, using physical force against an aide who was filming with a mobile phone has spread on social media, sparking controversy over assault.

As of today, PPP Floor Leader Chung Jin-suk has demanded at a general meeting of lawmakers that both Lee and Commissioner Park be dismissed immediately.

However, according to on-site footage and witnesses, it has been identified that prior to Lee's actions, a young police officer was grabbed by the collar and shaken by a lawmaker, resulting in injuries to the officer's arm and chest.

The officer took sick leave today, the day after the incident, and is currently receiving treatment.

It is reported that Lee maintains he was unaware at the time of the incident that the person filming with the mobile phone was a National Assembly aide.

(Photo: Social Media Capture, Yonhap News)
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