Busan Police Launch Internal Investigation into 'Digital Gyodoso'

If Criminal Charges Arise, Case Will Be Transferred to Investigation

Busan Police Agency Building.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] The Busan Metropolitan Police Agency has launched a preliminary investigation into the website ‘Digital Gyodoso,’ which arbitrarily discloses personal information of sex offenders and others.

On the 9th, according to the Busan police, following the directive from the National Police Agency, they have started a preliminary investigation into Digital Gyodoso, and if criminal charges are confirmed, they plan to convert it into a formal investigation.

The police began the preliminary investigation due to allegations that since May, the related website and overseas SNS have been unauthorizedly disclosing personal information and news articles about sex crime suspects, claiming they feel limited by the lenient punishment of serious criminals in the Republic of Korea and want to expose personal information directly to subject them to social judgment.

The Busan police intend to apply violations such as defamation under Article 70, Paragraph 1 of the Information and Communications Network Act.

This preliminary investigation is being conducted by the Busan Cyber Investigation Unit, and if criminal charges are confirmed as a result, it will be escalated to a formal investigation.

A representative of the Busan Metropolitan Police Agency stated, “Disclosing personal information is a form of private punishment, and allowing it could undermine the legal system.”

Digital Gyodoso has been publicly revealing the identities of sex offenders, including Son Jung-woo (24), the operator of ‘Welcome to Video,’ the world’s largest child sexual exploitation site, since June. The site has sparked controversy as it also discloses the personal information of judges, not just sex offenders.

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