South Korea's opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung falls after being attacked by an unidentified man during his visit to Busan, South Korea, Jan 2, 2024.SEOUL — The 67-year-old man who stabbed the leader of South Korea’s opposition Democratic Party in January was sentenced to 15 years’ jail by a court on July 5, the Yonhap news agency reported.
Prosecutors had sought a 20-year prison sentence for the attacker, which Yonhap named as Kim, but did not give his first name. Video footage showed a man wearing a paper crown with Lee’s name on it, approaching him and asking for an autograph before lunging forward and stabbing him in the neck.
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