Police Refer Inheon High School Graduate to Prosecution on Charges of Insulting Women's Party Official

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] The police have sent Choi In-ho (19), who claimed that teachers forced anti-Japanese sentiments during his time at Inheon High School in Seoul last year, to the prosecution on charges of defaming a Women's Party official.

On the 21st, the Seoul Western Police Station announced that earlier this month, they sent Choi to the prosecution with an opinion to indict him on charges of insult.

In a video posted on his YouTube channel in May, Choi referred to a tweet by Lee Kyung-ok, the Women's Party Gyeongnam Provincial Committee Chairperson, which stated "Misogynistic murders still persist," and said, "Isn't this a mental illness?"

The tweet posted by Chairperson Lee referred to an incident in Changwon, Gyeongnam, last May, where a man killed a meat restaurant owner because "he was a regular customer but was not served meat," writing, "If you don't grill the meat, you get killed; if you do, you get sexually assaulted; if you speak, you get assaulted for talking back; if you don't, you get assaulted for ignoring; misogynistic murders still persist."

After hearing Choi's remarks, Chairperson Lee filed a complaint with the police for defamation and insult under the Information and Communications Network Act.

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