Lee Jae-myung Game Top Account Holder "Why Is Ten Sushi Portions a Problem?"... People Power Party "Ruling Party Must Wake Up"

Democratic Party Files Complaint Against 'SarajinChobapSibinbun' Account Owner Mr. A from February
Mr. A: "Why Is My Nickname a Problem... I Have Never Used Hacking Programs or Illegally Accessed"
People Power Party: "Game Security Is Weak, Citizens Were Just Joking... Wake Up"

Many nicknames indirectly criticizing former Democratic Party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung appeared on the leaderboard of the mini-game "Jaeming," a website created by the Democratic Party of Korea for presidential election promotion. Photo by Online Community Capture

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyun-joo] A, the owner of the account 'SarajinChobapShipinbun' accused of manipulating scores in the game 'Jamming' operated by the Democratic Party of Korea for presidential election promotion, denied the allegations, stating, "I did not use any hacking programs or illegally access the server," and questioned, "On what grounds is this considered obstruction of business?"

On the 1st, A posted on Facebook, saying, "There is freedom of expression in the Republic of Korea," and added, "I wonder if I should be rewarded for pointing out the vulnerabilities of a rather low-quality game."

A expressed fear of the police raid. He said, "Having never encountered the police in my life, the fear of a raid was beyond imagination," and lamented, "Even now, I cannot focus on work and tremble with fear, not knowing when the police might burst in."

He demanded the Democratic Party explain why the nickname 'SarajinChobapShipinbun' is problematic, saying, "Reveal the grounds on which my nickname is considered an issue." He further explained, "On what grounds is this obstruction of business? If I were to make an analogy, what I did could be seen as entering the cheat code 'Show me the money' in the game StarCraft, which increases resources."

Regarding the charges against him, he claimed, "The game (operated by the Democratic Party) was so poorly made that anyone could do this just by pressing the F12 key on an internet browser," and insisted, "I did not use hacking programs or illegally access the server at all." He explained, "I did not continuously increase scores to flood the scoreboard, nor did I paralyze the server with a DDoS attack or similar methods."

A also stated, "Is it the value the Democratic Party pursues to trample powerless ordinary citizens like this by repeatedly filing lawsuits and complaints whenever they find a pretext?" He added, "It is really absurd that the Democratic Party filed such an unreasonable lawsuit against a citizen, but I hope the prosecution that requested the warrant and the court that approved it will reflect on whether it is acceptable to trample on a person's life so easily."

On the 28th, A was subjected to a police raid on suspicion of violating the Information and Communications Network Act and obstructing computer operations. He had ranked first in the mini-game of 'Jamming' but was suspected of intentionally exposing an account name defaming Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party's senior advisor, on the leaderboard. A's account name, 'SarajinChobapShipinbun,' was interpreted as mocking Kim Hye-kyung, Lee's spouse, regarding allegations of corporate card misuse. Besides A, several other critical account names of the advisor appeared on the leaderboard, including 'NadajjageunEomma' in second place, 'AjjoojjageunEomma' in third, and 'BeokkasseugoSipda' in fifth.

In response, the Democratic Party announced on February 22 that they had filed a complaint with the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Cyber Investigation Unit, accusing these individuals of hacking into the Jamming information and communications network and manipulating game scores. The Democratic Party's Election Committee Public Relations Communication Headquarters explained, "They exploited the fact that the Jamming online game's leaderboard ranks nicknames and scores from first to tenth place to hack into the Jamming information and communications network and manipulated game scores with nicknames defaming candidate Lee Jae-myung to expose these defamatory nicknames on the leaderboard." They added, "After legal review, this was judged to be a violation of the Information and Communications Network Act regarding unauthorized access and data alteration, and obstruction of business under the Criminal Act."

The People Power Party targeted the Democratic Party, which filed the complaint against A, urging them to "wake up." On the 28th, Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, posted on his Facebook, "The Democratic Party made a game for the people to play freely during the presidential election," and criticized, "They made the game so poorly that someone exploited the loopholes to mess with the score rankings, and the ID used for the prank was 'SarajinChobapShipinbun,' which led to a police raid. The Democratic Party needs to wake up."

On the same day, Park Min-young, spokesperson for the People Power Party, also posted on Facebook, "They pretend to be hip with youth-friendly content, but when the youth respond in the most youthful way, they turn serious and repeatedly file lawsuits and complaints, which is petty," and pointed out, "Young people interpret attempts to muzzle them by applying 'such and such crimes' as an admission of defeat and high praise for the opponent."

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