Man who attacked representative Lee Jae-myung will be referred to prosecutors... ``I'm sorry for causing worry'' = South Korea

A suspect, Kim (67), who is accused of attempted murder for attacking Lee Jae-myung, the representative of South Korea's opposition Democratic Party, with a deadly weapon, was referred to prosecutors on the 10th.
At around 9:59 a.m. on the 10th, Kim was released from the custody cell at Yeonje Police Station in Busan wearing a yellow mask and a navy blue jacket.
When asked by reporters, ``Chairman Lee Jae-myung is leaving the hospital today, is there anything you want to say?'' Kim responded, ``I'm sorry for making you worry.'' Suspect Kim said, ``Excuse me.''
When asked why he wrote the text, he said, ``Look at it firsthand and think about it.'' ``How do you feel?''
He did not answer the question "Is this related?" He boarded the convoy without answering questions about his party affiliation. The Busan Police Agency is scheduled to announce the results of the investigation this afternoon. Suspect Kim at the announcement of investigation results
has a policy of not disclosing his party affiliation. Police held a suspect disclosure committee on the 9th and decided not to release personal information such as Kim's face, age, and name.
At around 10:29 a.m. on the 2nd, Kim stabbed Lee in the left side of his neck with a deadly weapon as he was walking toward his car after inspecting the Daehan Observatory in Gangseo-gu, Busan.
did. Kim is charged with attempted murder. Police believe that Kim modified a mountain climbing knife with a length of 18 centimeters and a blade of 13 centimeters and used it as the murder weapon.
ing. Meanwhile, a man in his 70s who was arrested on the afternoon of the 7th on suspicion of helping Kim commit the crime (facilitating attempted murder) was released around 11:30 pm on the 8th. This man is Kim's ``talk''.
He is accused of promising to send ``Mingbun'' by mail. Police said, ``We took into consideration the fact that the degree of complicity was relatively minor, that he was elderly, and that the charges were sufficiently substantiated based on the statements of those involved.''
``He was released because there were no concerns about him destroying evidence or escaping,'' the statement said. This man will be sent home.