Chairperson of Changwon City Council Sent to Prosecution for COVID-19 Confirmed Patient Personal Information Leak Allegation
[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Ju Cheol-in] The Changwon Jungbu Police Station in Gyeongnam announced on the 12th that it has booked Lee Chan-ho, chairman of the Changwon City Council (55, United Future Party), on charges of leaking administrative documents containing personal information of confirmed COVID-19 patients (violation of the Personal Information Protection Act).
Chairman Lee is suspected of leaking a local COVID-19 outbreak report document to a friend’s KakaoTalk chat room on the 22nd of last month. This document contained personal details of confirmed patients such as names, occupations, family relationships, as well as processing procedures and measures taken. The document spread through various channels on social media, and a report was filed with the police.
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The police concluded that Chairman Lee was the initial leaker, and Lee admitted to leaking the document during the police investigation. The police plan to send Chairman Lee to the prosecution with a recommendation for indictment.
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