On Liberation Day… A Man Covered the 'Statue of Peace' with Plastic
On Liberation Day, a man in his 50s was arrested by the police for covering the Statue of Peace with plastic.
On the 17th, the Ansan Sangnok Police Station announced that they plan to investigate a man identified as A for possible charges of public insult after he covered the statue on Liberation Day.
A is accused of covering the Statue of Peace, located near Sangnok Station in Ansan, with plastic at around 11 PM while intoxicated on the night of the 15th, Liberation Day.
Reviewing Applicability of the Insult Charge
Upon receiving a report from the Ansan City Control Center, the police promptly dispatched officers to the scene and apprehended A.
The Ansan Sangnok Police Station plans to conduct a thorough investigation into the exact circumstances and motives of the incident before carefully reviewing whether the act constitutes an insult.
Meanwhile, Johnny Somali (real name Ramsey Khalid Ismael), an American YouTuber who entered South Korea last September, is currently under a travel ban and undergoing trial for kissing the statue in Yongsan, Seoul, and causing a disturbance at a convenience store.
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