Seocho-dong divided in half by Lee Jae-myung's sentence...Throwing shoes, too.

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During the first trial's sentence on charges of violating Lee Jae-myung's election law, Seocho-dong, Seoul, where the court is located, was divided in half due to the concentration of pros and cons.

Representative Lee, who attended the court, also had shoes flying in.

Reporter Yang Dong-hoon reports.

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Lee Jae-myung, chairman of the Democratic Party of Korea, who is about to be sentenced in the first trial, enters the Seoul Central District Court and greets the lawmakers who were waiting with a bright expression.

But all of a sudden, the shoes are flying towards this representative.

Surprised bodyguards cover up in front of Lee, and the man who threw the shoes is dragged out by the police.

The chaotic Seocho-dong area had been divided in half long before the trial began.

Supporters of Lee Jae-myung held a rally on the road between the Supreme Prosecutors' Office and the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office.

" Lee Jae-myung is innocent! Break up the political prosecution!"

Conservative groups spoke up at the courthouse three-way intersection, just in front of the courthouse nearby.

"Brain this name! Arrest him!"

When CEO Lee was sentenced to probation of imprisonment, the atmosphere of the two places was also sharply divided.

Supporters cried at a rally that pleaded not guilty,
It's called the
level, until you fainted.

"This is the start! I get an appeal, I get an appeal, and I don't know how many years it will take!"

On the other hand, cheers erupted at the conservative group rally.

"One year in prison with two years of probation! (Wow!)"

There was tension in Seocho-dong as the pros and cons gathered, but there was no physical conflict as the police deployed 46 units of the task force and 2,400 people, and thoroughly separated the two sides.

I'm YTN Yang Donghoon.

Reporter: Hong Seong-no Choi Sung-hoon Shin Hong Jin-hwan
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