Police Launch Internal Investigation into Threatening Calls to Health Center over President Moon's Vaccination

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[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-yoon] The police have launched an internal investigation into those who made threatening calls to the public health center visited by President Moon Jae-in for COVID-19 vaccination.

On the 25th, the Jongno Police Station in Seoul stated, "We have initiated an internal investigation to verify the facts," adding, "If illegal acts such as threats are confirmed through the investigation, strict legal action will be taken." A police official said, "Continued controversy over the vaccine is undesirable from a quarantine perspective, so we will respond firmly."

Earlier, President Moon and his wife received the AstraZeneca vaccine at the Jongno-gu Public Health Center on the 23rd. However, posts claiming that the vaccine had been swapped spread mainly through some online communities and social networking services (SNS). Following this, starting from the morning of the day after the vaccination, dozens of threatening calls such as "I will set fire" and "I will blow it up" were reportedly made to the responsible nurse and the public health center.

Meanwhile, the National Police Agency received a request for investigation from the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency's Central Disease Control Headquarters and designated the Daegu Police Agency as the responsible office. The Daegu Police Agency has begun an internal investigation into false posts related to the vaccination.

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