Supporter of Representative Lee Jae-myung brandishes a deadly weapon in the National Assembly...National Assembly Speaker ``Strongly condemns it as speaker'' = South Korea

South Korean National Assembly Speaker Kim Jinpyo said on the 15th that a woman in her 50s, who is believed to be a supporter of Lee Jae-myung, representative of the opposition Democratic Party, caused a disturbance inside the National Assembly facility yesterday.
``As the Speaker of the Diet, I strongly condemn this,'' he said regarding the incident in which he brandished a deadly weapon. Speaker Kim said in a statement this morning, ``Last night, two police officers belonging to the National Assembly Guard were arrested at the National Assembly.
``There was a scandal in which a person was attacked with a deadly weapon by an outsider and injured,'' and ``I have to say that the brandishing of a deadly weapon in the National Diet, which is the representative body of the people, is a serious threat to democracy.''
. Chairman Kim also stated, ``We are acutely aware of the need to more strictly control safety and order within the facility to prevent such incidents from occurring again in the future, and we will take all necessary measures immediately.''
I wish the police officer a speedy recovery." Prior to this, Yeongdeungpo Police Station in Seoul yesterday afternoon held a barricade in front of the National Assembly Building in Yeouido, where Representative Lee was fasting.
A woman in her 50s has been arrested on suspicion of causing a commotion and injuring police officers who tried to stop the incident with a dangerous object (obstruction of official duties) and is being investigated.
According to police, the woman carried a placard with slogans supporting Lee around 7:35 p.m. yesterday.
, along with other supporters, caused a commotion by shouting loudly in front of the fasting siege site. The woman reportedly caused a commotion by saying things like, ``We should be moving Representative Lee to the hospital, so why aren't you?''
It was done. An employee of the Diet's protection department asked the woman to leave, but instead of responding, the woman brandished a pair of thread trimming scissors at two female police officers who approached her.
One of the two police officers was seriously injured, with his arm cut in two places. The two were immediately taken to the hospital for treatment.