h Ki - jong , 55 , was indicted on charges of attempted murder for allegedly slashing civilians . Ambassador Mark Lippert with a razor at a breakfast forum . prosecutors have also been investigating whether Kim violated a controversial law that promised praise or assistance for North Korea . Activist Kim blames the presence of retreating U.S. troops in the South as a deterrent to the North for the ethnic split of the Korean Peninsula .
Kim Ki-jong , 55 , was indicted on charges of attempted murder for allegedly slashing U.S . Ambassador Mark Lippert with a razor at a breakfast forum . Prosecutors have also been investigating whether Kim violated a controversial law that bans praise or assistance for North Korea . Activist Kim blames the presence of 28,500 U.S. troops in the South as a deterrent to the North for the continuing split of the Korean Peninsula .