Digital Prison Operator Repatriated to Korea... "Silent Response"

Operator A of the first phase of the internet site "Digital Prison," which illegally discloses personal information such as the faces and names of sex offenders, is being forcibly deported through Incheon International Airport Terminal 1 on the 6th. A was apprehended by Vietnamese police in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on the 22nd of last month.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-yoon] The operator of the controversial website "Digital Gyodoso," which arbitrarily disclosed personal information of criminals and others, was repatriated from Vietnam to South Korea on the 6th. This occurred 14 days after being apprehended through a joint investigation with the International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO, Interpol) on the 22nd of last month.

The operator of Digital Gyodoso, a man in his 30s identified as Mr. A, arrived at the arrival hall of Incheon International Airport at around 6:20 a.m. that day. Wearing a white hat, short-sleeved shirt, shorts, and a mask, he appeared before the press. When asked questions such as "Do you have anything to say to the victims?" Mr. A did not respond and immediately boarded the escort vehicle.

The police took custody of Mr. A at the airport and are currently transporting him to the Daegu Metropolitan Police Agency, which is investigating the case. After being transported, Mr. A will undergo a COVID-19 test and will be questioned according to procedures as soon as the results are available.

Mr. A is accused of violating the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection by unlawfully posting personal information and court sentencing results related to suspects and persons involved in digital sex crimes, murder, child abuse, and other cases through the Digital Gyodoso website and Instagram account since March of this year.

The police apprehended Mr. A in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on the 22nd of last month through an international joint investigation with Interpol. The National Police Agency designated the Cyber Investigation Unit of the Daegu Police Agency as the focused investigation department and has been conducting investigations related to Digital Gyodoso since May.

The police plan to investigate Mr. A's exact motive and circumstances of the crime starting from this day and will also verify the existence of accomplices. The police consider the second operator who took over Digital Gyodoso from Mr. A as an accomplice and are investigating accordingly.

Meanwhile, a man in his 40s identified as Mr. B, who fled after fatally striking a taxi driver on the street in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, in February 2018, was also repatriated to South Korea along with Mr. A on the same day. Mr. B fled to Hong Kong on the day of the accident, then re-escaped to Vietnam, where he was arrested in Da Nang last September for violating local laws. He served a one-year sentence and was repatriated to South Korea upon completion of his term.

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