Man arrested after taking hostage at opposition party chief's office
By KH디지털2Published : Dec. 30, 2015 - 14:54
An armed man was arrested after staging a hostage situation at the local office of the main opposition party chief Wednesday, police said.
The 55-year-old man, identified only by his surname Chung, stormed into the office of Moon Jae-in of the Minjoo Party of Korea -- formerly the New Politics Alliance for Democracy -- in the country's second-largest city of Busan, with a weapon at around 9:10 a.m.
Moon was not at the local office as he was in Seoul to participate in a memorial ceremony of a former lawmaker.
Chung claimed to be a younger brother of a renowned documentary writer, according to police.
After bounding one of Moon's aides with tape, the offender poured paint thinner on the floor of the office and threw a fire extinguisher out a window.
He demanded that Moon be arrested, but his exact motive is still being investigated.
The one-hour long hostage situation ended without any casualties, as the offender turned himself in to the police outside the building.
"Everything is done now. I will tell everything at the police station and prosecutors' office," he said.
Police said they will investigate the details of the incident, including the reason he committed the crime. (Yonhap)
The 55-year-old man, identified only by his surname Chung, stormed into the office of Moon Jae-in of the Minjoo Party of Korea -- formerly the New Politics Alliance for Democracy -- in the country's second-largest city of Busan, with a weapon at around 9:10 a.m.
Moon was not at the local office as he was in Seoul to participate in a memorial ceremony of a former lawmaker.
Chung claimed to be a younger brother of a renowned documentary writer, according to police.
After bounding one of Moon's aides with tape, the offender poured paint thinner on the floor of the office and threw a fire extinguisher out a window.
He demanded that Moon be arrested, but his exact motive is still being investigated.
The one-hour long hostage situation ended without any casualties, as the offender turned himself in to the police outside the building.
"Everything is done now. I will tell everything at the police station and prosecutors' office," he said.
Police said they will investigate the details of the incident, including the reason he committed the crime. (Yonhap)