Police requested an arrest warrant for the third son of Hanwha Group Chairman Kim Seung-youn on Friday over allegations he assaulted two bar employees the previous day.
Kim Dong-seon, 27, was taken to Gangnam Police Station early Thursday after beating the workers, whose identities were withheld, at a bar in southern Seoul at around 3:30 a.m.
The younger Kim, who is a member of the equestrian team of South Korea's eighth-largest business group and official at Hanwha Engineering & Construction Corp., is also suspected of destroying the interior of a patrol car while being escorted to the police station.
Police earlier said they decided to seek a warrant because of the seriousness of the crime and his record of committing a similar violence in the past.
After a police examination late on Thursday, Kim told reporters he will fully cooperate with the investigation and take time for self-reflection. (Yonhap)
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