SEOUL: The South Korean government on Tuesday formally designated a 2024 knife attack on South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, which occurred while he was serving as Opposition leader, as a terror case, the prime minister's office said.
Prime Minister Kim Min-seok presided over a meeting of the National Counterterrorism Committee, which concluded that the stabbing of Lee, then leader of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP), constitutes an act of terrorism under the Act on Counter-Terrorism.
The designation marks the first time a specific incident has been formally classified as terrorism since the law came into force in 2016, providing the legal basis for an additional investigation into the case.