"Going to Yongsan" "6 Shots Left" Police Investigate Terror Threat Posts

A security robot guarding the front yard of the Yongsan Park Presidential Office in Seoul on the 10th of last month, when the Yongsan Park site near the presidential office was opened to the general public for a trial. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Dae-yeol] It was revealed on the 10th that the police conducted a preliminary investigation (investigation before indictment) after a post implying a terror threat against President Yoon Suk-yeol was uploaded online.

According to the police, they received a report that a post expressing an intention to carry out a terror attack on President Yoon was uploaded to an online community in the early hours of the previous day. The author wrote, "I am going to Seoul for sightseeing; where is a good place to visit? I am thinking of going to Yongdon (Yongsan) first," and "I still have 6 bullets left," among other statements.

The police began an investigation, interpreting the "6 bullets" mentioned in the post as referring to live ammunition that went missing from the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's 101 Security Unit in May of this year, which had caused controversy. It was also reported that the author mentioned former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who died from a shooting on the 8th of this month, and wrote about a shotgun, known as a sniper tool.

The police applied for a search warrant for the online service provider where the post was uploaded to trace the author, but the prosecution rejected the warrant, judging that it was difficult to find criminal intent based solely on this post. It was reported that the author deleted the post voluntarily.

The police plan to conclude the preliminary investigation, viewing this incident as a simple misunderstanding. Previously, in early last month, a university student was arrested by the police after posting a threat to carry out a terror attack at President Yoon’s residence in Seocho-dong.

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