Yoon Young-chan, Threatened by Email, Appears at Police Station... "Need for Truth Verification"

On the 13th, Yoon Young-chan, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, is appearing at the Mapo Police Station in Seoul to undergo a victim investigation related to a threatening email.

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] Yoon Young-chan, a close aide of Lee Nak-yeon, the Democratic Party's presidential primary candidate, will undergo a victim investigation in relation to receiving a threatening email from an individual claiming to be a supporter of Lee Jae-myung, Governor of Gyeonggi Province, on the 13th.

Upon appearing at the Mapo Police Station that day, Representative Yoon said, "This is an intolerable matter as the threats mentioned not only me personally but also my family and female aides by name, and even threatened journalists."

Earlier, on the 9th, Yoon's side requested an investigation at the Mapo Police Station on suspicion of threats against an unidentified individual calling themselves 'Gwangju Iridul for Governor Lee Jae-myung's Election.' The email reportedly contained demands for Yoon to withdraw from the campaign. It also included content stating that the sender had identified the homes and movements of Yoon's family and female staff members and threatened to commit a crime.

Yoon stated, "There was an attempt to hack my official email, but it is unknown whether the perpetrator is the same as the one who sent the threatening message," adding, "I plan to urge an investigation into the purpose of the hacking."

He added, "It cannot be confirmed that the sender is from Governor Lee's side, and I understand that Governor Lee has also expressed strong concern," and continued, "For the sake of Governor Lee's honor, the truth must be clearly revealed. Fact-finding comes first."

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