The perpetrator who attacked opposition party leader Lee Jae-myung ``tried to kill''...Police focuses investigation on ``planned crime''

A man in his 60s who brandished a deadly weapon and injured Lee Jae-myung, the representative of South Korea's opposition Democratic Party, stated in a police investigation that he was trying to kill him. The police are conducting an investigation
We plan to conduct a detailed investigation into his background and the motive behind the crime. According to the Special Investigation Headquarters of the Busan Regional Police Agency on the 2nd, the suspect who attacked Lee was born in 1957 and is from Chunchi.
It turns out that he lives in Yeongnam-do (South Chungcheong Province). Police are investigating the man for attempted murder and plan to apply for an arrest warrant. Police said, ``We are focusing on the possibility that this is a planned crime.''
We are currently investigating." According to police, the weapon the man brandished was a knife with a total length of 18 centimeters and a blade of 13 centimeters, which they believe was purchased online last year.
It will be done. It was also confirmed that the man approached Lee with a knife hidden in his jacket. Police investigated the man and found that he had stated that he had the intention to kill. The man was silent at first
He was exercising his rights, but when a full-scale investigation began, he began to speak out. The man had no previous convictions and was not under the influence of alcohol. It is also estimated that there are no accomplices to date.