A driver accused of ramming into members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) Public Transport Workers' Union Cargo Solidarity Division with a car, causing deaths and injuries, has been arrested.
According to legal sources on the 23rd, Senior Judge Lee Ji-ung of the Jinju Branch of the Changwon District Court conducted a pretrial detention hearing for A, in their 40s, who is suspected of murder and aggravated assault, and issued an arrest warrant, saying there are concerns about flight and destruction of evidence.
A is suspected of driving a 2.5-ton (t) truck out of the CU logistics center (BGF Logistics Jinju Center) in Jinju, South Gyeongsang, on the 20th and hitting with the vehicle one Cargo Solidarity member who tried to block the way, killing the person and injuring two others.
Appearing for the warrant hearing that day, A said, "I am truly sorry," when asked by reporters if there was anything to say to the victim or the bereaved family.
An arrest warrant was also issued for a Cargo Solidarity member suspected of driving a van into a barricade at a rally site and injuring a police officer, with the court citing concerns about flight.
B, a member in their 60s, is suspected of driving a Cargo Solidarity van at about 1:33 p.m. on the 20th and pushing through a barricade set up at the main gate of the CU logistics center, obstructing the execution of special official duties. In the process, three police officers were injured.
Including C, a Cargo Solidarity member who was arrested on charges of obstructing the execution of special official duties after brandishing a weapon and staging a self-harm disturbance at the CU logistics center rally site, all arrest warrants requested by police and sought by prosecutors were issued.
Police plan to refer the suspects to prosecutors after investigating the precise circumstances of the incident and the motives.