Vice Chairman Jeong Yong-jin, who shouted "I hate the Communist Party"... "I was subjected to a communication investigation by the prosecution"

Jung Yong-jin, Vice Chairman of Shinsegae Group. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] Jung Yong-jin, Vice Chairman of Shinsegae Group, who recently sparked controversy on social networking services (SNS) with posts such as "I hate the Communist Party" and "Destroy Communism," revealed on the 7th that his telecommunications records were accessed in June and November of last year.

On the same day, Vice Chairman Jung posted on his Instagram the certificate confirming the provision of his telecommunications data, writing, "There is no ongoing trial, no execution of a sentence, and no particular investigation underway, so the claim is that my telecommunications records were searched to prevent threats to national security..."

Confirmation of Telecommunications Data Provision Details disclosed by Chung Yong-jin, Vice Chairman of Shinsegae Group.

According to this certificate, KT provided details such as Vice Chairman Jung's name, resident registration number, address, phone number, subscription date, and cancellation date on June 9 of last year at the request of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office. Additionally, KT submitted the same information on November 8 of last year at the request of the Incheon District Prosecutors' Office.

Article 83 of the current Telecommunications Business Act stipulates that if a court, prosecutor, head of an investigative agency, or head of an intelligence investigation agency requests telecommunications data for the purpose of trials, investigations, execution of sentences, or preventing threats to national security, the telecommunications business operator may comply with such requests.

The day before, Vice Chairman Jung posted a screenshot of an article criticizing the government's China policy under the title "(South Korea) cannot even protest against the arrogant China." This article included a photo of Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and President of China. Afterwards, Vice Chairman Jung posted a screenshot of a newspaper article about North Korea's ballistic missile launch, stating, "My 'Destroy Communism' is aimed more at those living above us than at China. Do not try to connect me with China."

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