Jung Min-ho has worked as a staff writer at The Korea Times since 2012, mostly covering social and political issues. He currently belongs to the Politics & City Desk where he covers topics such as health, labor and human rights. Prior to joining the team, he was responsible for covering North Korea and sports. His article about a biosecurity breach of Middle East respiratory syndrome won him an award from the Korea Science Journalists Association in 2016. He is also the co-author of the book, "Medical Pioneers of Korea" (2019). He served as the head of the international relations committee at the Journalists Association of Korea from 2021 to 2023.
Korean tourists attacked in Seattle: reports
A man faces hate-crime charges after allegedly attacking Korean tourists in Seattle on Christmas Day. Gettyimagesbank
By Jung Min-ho
By Jung Min-ho
A man was charged with a hate crime after allegedly attacking Korean tourists in Seattle last week, according to local media Wednesday (KST).
Citing court documents,
reported that the suspect, 30, yelled, “I hate Chinese,” at a group of Korean men before assaulting two of them near the AMC movie theater at Pacific Place on Christmas Day.
The visitors from California, Missouri and Korea told police that the man hit one of them in the face and punched another in the back.
The suspect, who was convicted of felony assault in 2004 and 2016, has had 16 arrest warrants since 2016.
“Visitors to Seattle deserve to feel safe in the heart of our city,” the nonprofit organization Downtown Seattle Association's spokesman was quoted as saying.
“With a string of recent arrests, it's clear this individual isn't getting the help he needs. We need to fix a system that is failing both the community and the repeat offender.”