Man fined for disrupting ex-President's trial

By Chyung Eun-ju, Park Si-soo

A man was fined for disrupting the trial of former President Park Geun-hye.

The man, 61, shouted “I have a question to the lawyer and the judge” during the Aug. 10 trial while waving a hand over his head. He continued shouting while security guards dragged him from the courtroom.

The incident happened when Park and her estranged friend Choi Soon-sil were sitting in the dock and Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin was in the witness box.

Judge Kim Se-youn, who heads the three-judge bench, fined the man 500,000 for the disruption. The man’s motivation was unknown, but he later admitted his wrongdoing, saying “I was wrong.” He is the first person to be fined for disrupting the trial of the impeached former head of state.