Woman slapped during pro-impeachment rally warns of ‚no leniency‘ toward attacker

A lady collaborating in a pro-impeachment rally is slapped by a supporter of President Yoon Suk Yeol. Captured from X

A lady rallying for President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment close to his residence in Hannam-dong, Seoul, was slapped by a supporter. A video capturing the act, titled “Yoon supporter slaps pro-impeachment protester,” went viral on Tuesday.

Within the video, a girl wearing a black padded jacket and hat is seen holding an indication supporting the impeachment of Korea’s suspended chief.

One other girl in a white padded jacket approaches, makes an attempt to grab the signal, and all of a sudden slaps her within the face. Onlookers are heard exclaiming, „She hit her, she hit her,“ because the scene unfolds. The assailant was taken to a neighborhood police station for questioning.

The sufferer shared the video on social media platform X on Monday, captioning it, „I’m the one who bought hit by a Yoon supporter,“ together with hashtags akin to „no leniency“ and „authorized motion in progress.“ By early morning on Jan. 8, the video had garnered over 1.3 million views.

Some netizens expressed anger, commenting, „Don’t let this slide. Bodily violence is unacceptable,“ and „The video is surprising; I hope the sufferer is okay.“

This text from the Hankook Ilbo, the sister publication of The Korea Instances, is translated by a generative AI system and edited by The Korea Instances.