A Busan court issued an arrest warrant on Friday for a former co-pilot accused of killing an airline captain. The suspect, surnamed Kim and in his 50s, fatally stabbed the captain at his Busan home and allegedly attempted to strangle another captain in Goyang. He described the acts as revenge against organized vested interests from the Air Force Academy.
The Busan District Court issued an arrest warrant on Friday, March 20, for a former co-pilot surnamed Kim, in his 50s, accused of killing an airline captain in Busan. The court cited concerns that the suspect could destroy evidence or flee. Kim was taken into custody Tuesday evening after fatally stabbing the captain at his home in the southeastern city early that morning. He is also accused of unsuccessfully attempting to strangle another airline captain to death in Goyang, northwest of Seoul, on Monday. All three individuals are alumni of the Air Force Academy and colleagues at the same airline. Before leaving a Busan police station for the warrant hearing, the suspect told reporters, “I took revenge on the thuggish behavior of the organized vested interests.” He added that “the vested interests of the Air Force Academy have been committing massive acts of corruption at every airline.” The first source covers the suspect's defense post-arrest, while the second updates with the warrant issuance.
