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S. Korea party leader face slashed
President calls for thorough investigation of attack
Sunday, May 21, 2006
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – A man wielding a box cutter has attacked the leader of
South Korea’s main opposition party, slashing her face during a campaign rally.
The man accused of slashing Park Geun-hye, identified only by his last name Ji, and
another man who was with him were detained and were being questioned Sunday.
Park, chairwoman of the Grand National Party, suffered a 10 centimeter (four-inch) cut
to her face, will be hospitalized for at least a week and will not be able to speak well
for months, said Choi Kyung-deuk, spokesman for Severance Hospital.
Police said Ji, 50, had been convicted of past criminal charges, including assault, and
had served 14 years in prison. Police provided no further details on the charges.
He told police that he was “upset at a society that lacks democracy,” said Han Jin-ho,
head of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency.
Park, 54, is the daughter of the late President Park Chung-hee, who ruled South Korea
for 18 years after taking power in a 1961 military coup.
Park’s mother, Yook Young-soo, was fatally shot in 1974. Five years later, Park’s
father was assassinated by the then-chief of the state intelligence agency.
President Roh Moo-hyun denounced the assault and called for a thorough investigation.
“In a democratic society, any acts of terrorism of violence during election campaigns
cannot be tolerated under any circumstance for whatever reason," Roh said during a
Cabinet meeting, according to his office.
“Police and prosecutors should get to the bottom of this thoroughly and promptly
through a joint investigation.”
Official campaigning began last week for May 31 elections that will select mayors,
governors and members of local councils across the country.
Over 50 supports for Park Geun-hye gathered outside the Seodaemun Police Station
in central Seoul, where the suspects were being questioned.
Han said Ji and the other detainee, who is in his 50s and was identified by his last
name, Park, deny knowing each other. Park is a common last name in South Korea.
President calls for thorough investigation of attack
Sunday, May 21, 2006
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – A man wielding a box cutter has attacked the leader of
South Korea’s main opposition party, slashing her face during a campaign rally.
The man accused of slashing Park Geun-hye, identified only by his last name Ji, and
another man who was with him were detained and were being questioned Sunday.
Park, chairwoman of the Grand National Party, suffered a 10 centimeter (four-inch) cut
to her face, will be hospitalized for at least a week and will not be able to speak well
for months, said Choi Kyung-deuk, spokesman for Severance Hospital.
Police said Ji, 50, had been convicted of past criminal charges, including assault, and
had served 14 years in prison. Police provided no further details on the charges.
He told police that he was “upset at a society that lacks democracy,” said Han Jin-ho,
head of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency.
Park, 54, is the daughter of the late President Park Chung-hee, who ruled South Korea
for 18 years after taking power in a 1961 military coup.
Park’s mother, Yook Young-soo, was fatally shot in 1974. Five years later, Park’s
father was assassinated by the then-chief of the state intelligence agency.
President Roh Moo-hyun denounced the assault and called for a thorough investigation.
“In a democratic society, any acts of terrorism of violence during election campaigns
cannot be tolerated under any circumstance for whatever reason," Roh said during a
Cabinet meeting, according to his office.
“Police and prosecutors should get to the bottom of this thoroughly and promptly
through a joint investigation.”
Official campaigning began last week for May 31 elections that will select mayors,
governors and members of local councils across the country.
Over 50 supports for Park Geun-hye gathered outside the Seodaemun Police Station
in central Seoul, where the suspects were being questioned.
Han said Ji and the other detainee, who is in his 50s and was identified by his last
name, Park, deny knowing each other. Park is a common last name in South Korea.
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