Operator of 'Digital Gyodoso' Causing Innocent Victims Arrested in Vietnam

Man in his 30s... Fled to Vietnam via Cambodia
Interpol Red Notice Issued Early This Month, Arrested 20 Days Later
National Police Agency and Vietnamese Public Security's Perfect Cooperation

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-ju] The first operator of the so-called 'Digital Prison,' who posted personal information online without permission, was arrested in Vietnam through international cooperation investigations between the Korean police and the International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO·Interpol).

According to the National Police Agency on the 23rd, a man in his 30s identified as the operator of Digital Prison, Mr. A, was apprehended by local police in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, around 6 p.m. the previous day (local time).

Mr. A is suspected of opening and operating the Digital Prison website and Instagram account since March this year, unlawfully posting personal information and sentencing results of sex offenders, digital sex crime suspects, murderers, and child abuse suspects.

In particular, the posting of identities of innocent individuals who did not commit crimes caused significant controversy. Actual cases included innocent university professors and athletes suffering damages, as well as an incident where a university student died.

The National Police Agency designated the Cyber Investigation Unit of the Daegu Metropolitan Police Agency as the focused investigation office and began investigations in May. After identifying the suspect, a warrant for Mr. A's arrest was issued by the court on August 6. The police confirmed that Mr. A had already left for Cambodia in February last year and initiated an international cooperative investigation with Interpol in the local area.

On the 7th of this month, the police received intelligence that Mr. A had moved to Vietnam and requested the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security's Korean Desk to apprehend the suspect while also obtaining an Interpol Red Notice. The Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security also dispatched a foreigner-specialized tracking team to Ho Chi Minh City and made efforts to capture Mr. A.

Eventually, the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security investigation team identified Mr. A's hiding place and secured closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage showing a person presumed to be Mr. A. The Korean National Police Agency finally confirmed that the individual was Mr. A, and he was arrested by Vietnamese police while returning home.

Jang Woo-sung, head of the Foreign Affairs Investigation Division of the National Police Agency, stated, "This is a case where a suspect who fled overseas was swiftly apprehended within 20 days by utilizing Interpol and the international cooperative investigation network." He added, "Vietnam is one of the countries where arrest of criminals is possible based on Interpol Red Notices. Considering the seriousness of the case, including the death of a victim, the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security took unusually proactive measures."

Jang emphasized, "In the future, we will continue to do our best to track and arrest fugitives abroad through active cooperation with various domestic and international organizations, including Interpol, and foster a national consensus that 'criminals will eventually be punished.'"

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