Police, return the weapons taken during the Choi Chung-rak one-man protest after the protest.

It was discovered on the 18th that when Choi Chung-rak (59), a suspect in a knife attack at a large commercial facility in Incheon, staged a one-man protest in front of a hospital in Gyeyang-gu, Incheon about a month before the crime, the police were dispatched and secured the weapon he was carrying, but returned it after the protest.

According to data submitted by People Power Party lawmaker Park Sang-woong, a member of the National Assembly Public Administration and Security Committee, from the Incheon Police Agency on this day, the police received a report at 10:10 a.m. on the 9th of last month to the effect that 'I am uneasy because a one-person protest is held and a kitchen knife is in hand.'

The police dispatched to the scene accepted Choi Chung-rak's statement that 'I had a kitchen knife because I did not have a cutter knife' and closed the case by storing the weapon in a nearby police station.

The weapon was returned to Choi Chung-rak after the one-man protest ended.

The police later began an investigation after a similar complaint was filed with the Ministry of Public Administration and Security's Safety Report Center, and after investigating hospital officials, on the 6th, Choi Choong-rak was investigated as a suspect on charges of possessing a weapon in a public place.

The police did not secure Choi Choong-rak's identity, and confiscated the weapon he was carrying in the form of voluntary surrender.

In addition, during the process of booking the suspect, it was confirmed that he had a criminal record for attempted murder and that he was wearing an electronic anklet, and the probation officer was notified of the booking.

However, the crime could not be prevented. Choi Chung-rak was arrested on charges of attempting to kill 10 customers by stabbing them with a weapon at a large commercial facility in Guwol-dong, Namdong-gu, Incheon, at 1:48 p.m. on the 13th.

Choi Chung-rak is known to have a criminal record of more than 10 criminal convictions, including two attempted murders.