Repeated Online Posts About Terror Attacks on President Yoon... Police Launch Investigation (Comprehensive)

Police "Investigating with All Possibilities Open"

President Yoon Suk-yeol is delivering his inaugural address at the 20th Presidential Inauguration Ceremony held at the National Assembly on the 10th. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] An online post predicting a terror attack on President Yoon Seok-yeol's residence has been posted, prompting the police to launch an investigation.

On the 3rd, the Seocho Police Station in Seoul announced that they are tracking the IP address that posted the message. A citizen who saw the post reported it to 112 around 2 a.m. that day. The previous day at around 8:40 p.m., an online post stated, "At exactly 6 a.m. on the 3rd, I will carry out a terror attack at the president's residence." A police official said, "We have deployed the police special forces and the violent crimes unit near President Yoon's residence, and we plan to conduct a swift investigation keeping all possibilities open."

Earlier, on the day before the presidential inauguration on the 9th of last month, a post titled "Looking for someone to carry out a grenade attack at tomorrow's inauguration" was uploaded on an online community. At that time, the police arrested the author, Mr. A, within a day, and it has been confirmed that the investigation is still ongoing.

In the legal community, it is expected that Mr. A will face charges such as attempted intimidation and violation of the Minor Offenses Act. In the past, the court ruled that a man in his 20s who threatened to blow up the Blue House via a Twitter post was guilty of attempted intimidation. This was because there was no evidence that the victim was aware of the threat. A police official stated, "The investigation into this case is also ongoing."

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