The Watch Yoon Ji-oh Received... Jo Seong-eun Posted a Photo of the 'Personal Protection Watch' Then Suddenly Deleted It

"Yoon Fan Club Sends Hate Content and Threats at Excrement Level"
Granted Whistleblower Status

Cho Seong-eun submitting a complaint to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office.
Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Na Ye-eun] Jo Seong-eun, who reported former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol's alleged 'prosecution indictment scandal' to the media, was recognized as a whistleblower by the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) and posted a photo of a smartwatch she received, only to suddenly delete it.

Earlier, on the 1st, the ACRC stated, "The whistleblower (Jo) applied for personal protection measures from the ACRC due to threats to her safety such as address exposure, SNS threats, and online verbal abuse," adding, "Upon internal review, it was confirmed that she met the legal requirements to be recognized as a whistleblower."

Later that same day, around 10:30 a.m., Jo posted on her social networking service (SNS) expressing gratitude to the ACRC and Yongsan Police Station, attaching a photo with the caption, "Below is the smartwatch I was provided."

Jo said, "In fact, since last Friday, the ACRC has been urgently guiding me through various procedures to actively protect me. Especially, I have reported all incidents including some groups breaking into my home by alternating online and offline methods."

She continued, "I also discussed with them about investigating and punishing various hateful and excrement-level threatening messages mainly from Yoon Seok-yeol's fan club, and yesterday, the police officers in charge met me in person and kindly provided guidance."

With Jo being recognized as a whistleblower, she can now be accompanied by police when attending as a witness or returning home, and receive necessary measures such as patrols around her residence for personal safety.

Meanwhile, the smartwatch appears to have been provided by the police for personal protection. However, since the design and operation of the personal protection smartwatch are police confidential matters, it is presumed that she deleted the photo after being contacted by the police.

Photo by Seong-eun Jo, Instagram capture

Previously, actress Yoon Ji-oh, who testified in the late Jang Ja-yeon case, was also provided with a smartwatch equipped with an emergency call function.

However, in 2019, Yoon publicly expressed dissatisfaction that the smartwatch provided by the police for her protection did not function properly, and caused controversy by introducing the design and operation of the smartwatch through her Instagram live broadcast.

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