Lee Jae-myeong, a representative of the Democratic Party, faced a commotion involving egg-throwing on his way to attend a trial, resulting in a civil fight. The court is struggling with a surge of high-profile cases such as the Daejang-dong and West Sea shooting cases, leading to concerns over security protocols following the egg-throwing incident. The Seoul Central District Court is considering measures such as expanding the control line, policemen guarding the attendance line, and purchasing protective equipment to prepare for future incidents. However, with multiple defendants attending court simultaneously, the court is struggling to ensure security, leading to a request for additional manpower from the police. As socially sensitive cases come to the court, the court is struggling to resolve conflicts outside the courtroom.
Lee Jae-myeong’s ‘throwing eggs’ commotion on the way to attendance… civil fight
Daejang-dong and West Sea shooting cases are crowded, and the court is also ‘body sick’
Court prepares safety measures following ‘egg throwing’ incident
Recently, a citizen threw an egg on Lee Jae-myeong, the representative of the Democratic Party, on his way to the trial.
As the courts are struggling to come up with countermeasures as such turmoil and turmoil grows as trials for cases that receive social attention are held one following another.
This is reporter Hong Min-ki.
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On the 31st of last month, in front of the court ahead of the third trial of Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myeong for violating the election law.
As the time for this representative’s appearance approaches, the voices between supporters and opponents gathered in front of the court grow louder and louder.
When Lee showed up, a citizen broke the control line and ran out and threw an egg.
After that, the riot continued for some time as citizens on both sides even engaged in physical fights.
“Hey! What are you!”
The Seoul Central District Court, which is in charge of hearings, is also suffering as a series of high-profile trials such as Lee’s representative case, the Daejang-dong case, and the West Sea attack case are in full swing.
This is because on the day of the trial, citizens such as YouTubers flock to the main defendants on their way to appear, creating a commotion.
In particular, in the case of CEO Lee, who is receiving the most attention, when the trial of the recently indicted Daejang-dong and Seongnam FC cases begins in earnest, he is expected to appear in court every week, so there is a risk that this turmoil will become more violent.
After this ‘egg throwing’ incident, it has been confirmed that the court is also preparing new safety maintenance measures.
There are a total of five measures, such as expanding the control line around the attendance line and guarding with the police inside the control line, and we are also purchasing separate protective equipment in case something like an egg flies.
The fact that the main defendants’ court attendance times overlap is also a problem, and the court is also struggling with countermeasures once morest this.
For example, on Friday morning, CEO Lee, former Defense Minister Seo-wook, and former National Intelligence Service Director Park Ji-won all attended at the same time, which might create a gap in security.
The court explained that it is preparing detailed security measures along with a plan to allocate enough manpower, such as requesting additional manpower from the police.
As socially sensitive cases come to the court one following another, the court seems to be struggling with resolving conflicts outside the courtroom.
This is YTN Hong Min-ki.
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The recent ‘egg throwing’ incident at the court attendance of Lee Jae-myeong has highlighted the growing concerns around security and safety measures for socially sensitive cases. With the courts struggling to cope with the rising turmoil and physical fights between supporters and opponents, measures such as expanding control lines, guarding with police, and preparing protective equipment have been put in place. However, the fact that the main defendants’ court attendance times overlap poses a challenge for the courts to allocate enough manpower for detailed security measures. As socially sensitive cases continue to come to court one following another, it is essential for the judicial system to find a way to resolve conflicts outside the courtroom and maintain order and security.
