Man who left a weapon in front of the home of South Korea's former Minister of Justice sentenced to one year in prison

Han Dong-hoon, chairman of the emergency response committee of South Korea's ruling party People's Power, was arrested and charged with placing a deadly weapon in front of his home when he was serving as the head of the Ministry of Justice. Forties
man was sentenced to prison. On the 28th, the Seoul Central District Court sentenced Hong (43) to one year in prison on charges of special intimidation and violation of the Stalking Crime Punishment Act.
Hong was arrested and charged with leaving a murder weapon and a lighter in front of the front door of the apartment building where Chairman Han lives in Seoul's Gangnam district in the early hours of October 11 last year.
The trial chamber stated, ``The defendant fell into a delusion that the victim, who was the Minister of Justice, had caused him harm, so he entered the residence carrying a dangerous object and threatened her by leaving the dangerous object there.'' High-ranking civil servants
"The crime was committed with a deadly weapon in hand, so the crime is delinquent, and there is a high possibility that the motive behind the crime was evacuation." In particular, ``he committed the crime in a planned manner, such as inspecting the residence twice, and committed another crime.''
"He committed the crime while he was on probation, and he lacks the desire to improve." The trial chamber explained why Hong left the murder weapon behind, saying, ``Even though he could use a dangerous object, he left it there.''
went. The court determined that Hong had intended to intimidate him, based on the fact that he had stated that the attempt was to send a warning message, saying, "I'm going to take it lightly."
In addition, it appears that Chairman Han committed the crime in a state of mental deterioration due to delusions, such as thinking that he had caused him harm, but this is considered a reason to reduce the sentence.
He explained that he did not consider it. However, it cannot be assumed that defendant Hong's act of inspecting the area around Chairman Han's home before committing the crime was intended to wait for the victim, and the act of placing the murder weapon in the area also occurred at once.
Taking into consideration the fact that the case was completed, the court ruled that the suspect was not guilty of violating the Stalking Punishment Act. After the verdict was announced, Hong yelled, ``The country made me suffer,'' and ``Don't shut up!'' when he was stopped.