'To Postpone the Chinese Character Exam'... A Man in His 50s Sent a Bomb Threat Letter to a University

A man in his 50s who sent a bomb threat letter to the school to postpone the Chinese Character Proficiency Test was sentenced to a fine.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Choyoung] A man in his 50s who sent a bomb threat letter to a school where the Hanja Proficiency Test was to be held in an attempt to postpone the exam was sentenced to a fine.

The Incheon District Court Criminal Division 3 (Judge Kim Jihee) announced on the 23rd that A (50), who was indicted for obstruction of business, was sentenced to a fine of 3 million won.

A is accused of sending a threat letter by mail to Inha University on November 15 last year, which he wrote on a computer in the break room of his company in Seo-gu, Incheon.

The threat letter sent by A stated, "The 60th Anniversary Memorial Hall building at (Inha University) will be bombed on November 21. This is a warning. Evacuate people if you don't want to see something terrible."

According to the investigation, A felt burdened by taking the Hanja Proficiency Test six days before the exam and sent the threat letter to Inha University, where the test was to be held, in order to postpone the exam.

After receiving A's threat letter, Inha University closed the 60th Anniversary Memorial Hall building on campus for three days starting from 6 p.m. on the 21st of the same month, and canceled all various exams and events including the Hanja Proficiency Test, the alumni association regular general meeting, interviews, and scholarship award ceremonies.

The court stated the sentencing reason, saying, "The defendant admits his wrongdoing," and "considering that he has no prior record of punishment for the same crime or any other criminal record exceeding a fine."

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