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Independent Candidate Arrested for Assaulting Police During Election Rally

From Hankyoreh · () Korean

Translated from Korean and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Independent candidate Jeong Yeon-sang, running for a parliamentary by-election in Gongju, Buyeo, and Cheongyang, was arrested for assaulting police officers during a campaign rally.
  • He is accused of physically assaulting citizens and police officers at a market in Buyeo.
  • The Democratic Party reported that their election office manager sustained a three-week injury due to Jeong's actions, which allegedly included intentionally disrupting their rally.

Jeong Yeon-sang, an independent candidate for the Gongju, Buyeo, and Cheongyang parliamentary by-election, has been arrested on charges of assault and obstruction of official duties. The incident occurred during a campaign rally on April 26th in Buyeo, South Chungcheong Province.

According to police, Jeong allegedly used physical force against citizens and police officers at the Hongsan Market in Buyeo. Details of the altercation are still under investigation, with police stating they cannot disclose further information at this time.

We cannot disclose further details as the investigation is ongoing.

· Buyeo Police Station officialResponding to inquiries about the specifics of the assault charges against candidate Jeong Yeon-sang.

The Democratic Party reported that their election office manager suffered injuries requiring three weeks of medical treatment as a result of Jeong's actions. The party claims Jeong intentionally disrupted their campaign event using his rally vehicle's loudspeaker and resorted to violence despite warnings from election officials and police.

Jeong Yeon-sang intentionally disrupted our rally using his vehicle's loudspeaker and resorted to violence despite the proper protests of our campaign staff and warnings from the election commission and police.

· Kim Seon-tae, spokesperson for Democratic Party's Chungnam gubernatorial candidate Park Soo-hyunDescribing the events leading to the alleged assault and injury of a Democratic Party staff member.
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Originally published by Hankyoreh in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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