President Yoon's Inauguration Ceremony Grenade and Home Terror Suspect Sent to Prosecution

20s and Teens Who Posted Terror Threats Against President Yoon Sent to Prosecution

[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] Both a man in his 20s and a teenager who posted threats to carry out a terrorist attack on President Yoon Suk-yeol have been referred to the prosecution.

According to a compilation of Asia Economy's coverage on the 1st, the Seoul Seocho Police Station sent Mr. A, a man in his 20s who posted a terrorist attack threat related to the presidential inauguration, and Mr. B, a teenager who posted a threat targeting the president's residence, to the prosecution on charges of obstruction of official duties by threats and deception, and threats, respectively, on the 29th of last month.

According to the police, Mr. A is accused of posting a message titled "Looking for someone to carry out a grenade attack at tomorrow's inauguration" on the online community Bobae Dream in May. At the time, Mr. A also mentioned the lunchbox bomb of independence activist Yun Bong-gil and argued that hope was needed in a bleak era where descendants of pro-Japanese collaborators were holding the inauguration.

Mr. B is accused of writing and posting a message on the online community FM Korea in June stating, "I will carry out a terrorist attack at President Yoon's residence at exactly 6 a.m. on the 3rd." It is known that during the police investigation, Mr. B stated that he posted the message out of dissatisfaction with the president not fulfilling his campaign promise to pay soldiers a monthly salary of 2 million won.

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