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When he was denied boarding the city bus because he did not wear a mask, 60 people were assaulted by a driver.

The police office of Heungdeok, Cheongju, said on the 29th that A (62) was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a driver under a certain crime-weighted punishment law.

According to the police, Mr. A is accused of beating the city bus driver B (48) by hand while being drunk at a bus stop in Bongmyeong-dong, Heungdeok-gu, around 7:50 pm the day before.

Mr. A said to the police, "I was upset that the driver could not get on the bus without wearing a mask."

Cheongju City issued an administrative order on the 22nd to mandate the wearing of a mask by city bus passengers.

The city will go through publicity and transition periods until the 29th and then crack down from the 30th.