60s Sent to Prosecution for Sending 'Former President Roh Moo-hyun Composite Photo' to United Future Party Candidate

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[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-yoon] A man in his 60s who sent a composite photo of President Moon Jae-in and the late former President Roh Moo-hyun to Jo Gwan-sik, co-chairman of the election countermeasures committee for Kim Byung-joon, the United Future Party candidate in Sejong during the April 15 general election, has been referred to the prosecution.

On the 26th, the Dongdaemun Police Station in Seoul announced that they recently sent Mr. A, a man in his 60s who was booked without detention on charges of defamation of the deceased for delivering the composite photo showing former President Roh stepping on the back of President Moon, who is lying face down, to Mr. Jo in March of this year, to the prosecution with a recommendation for indictment.

In March, Mr. Jo posted this photo on his SNS with the caption "This is the first material that came up on KakaoTalk," drawing criticism for disparaging President Moon and former President Roh.

Mr. Jo's side explained that there was no intention to disparage, but as the controversy continued, he voluntarily resigned from his position as co-chairman of the election committee.

Shin Seung-mok, head of the 'People's Participation Solidarity for Clearing Deep-rooted Evils,' filed a complaint against Mr. Jo and Mr. A with the police in April. According to Mr. Shin, the case against Mr. Jo is currently under investigation by the Sejong Police Station.

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