Jeong Yi-han, former Busan mayoral candidate of the minor New Reform Party, appears for his arrest warrant hearing at the Busan District Court in Busan, Wednesday. Yonhap
BUSAN — A court issued an arrest warrant for a former Busan mayoral candidate Wednesday for allegedly staging an assault on himself ahead of last month's local elections.
The Busan District Court issued an arrest warrant for Jeong Yi-han, former candidate of the minor New Reform Party, citing concerns that he could destroy evidence, after prosecutors filed for a warrant for his arrest last week on charges of obstruction of official duties by fraudulent means and violating the election law.
Jeong claimed he was attacked while campaigning during the June 3 local elections, but later became the subject of allegations that the incident had been staged.
A man surnamed Yoon, who allegedly threw a beverage at Jeong, was also formally arrested. The court cited the risk of evidence destruction and flight.
