"Man Arrested and Prosecuted for False Police Report on 'Sinlim-dong Weapon Rampage' Reenactment"

A man who made a false report to the police claiming he would reenact the Shinrim-dong stabbing incident has been brought to trial.

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On the 24th, the Criminal Division 3 of the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Kwon Hyun-yu) announced that Mr. A was arrested and indicted on charges of obstruction of official duties by deception.

Mr. A is accused of calling 112 around 3 a.m. on the 7th from a street in Guro-gu and making a false report that he would reenact the Shinrim-dong stabbing incident, thereby obstructing police public order maintenance.

It is known that Mr. A told the police who responded to the report, "I had no intention of carrying out the threat," and "I wanted to check the police's alertness."

The prosecution stated, "The special prosecutor for violent crimes personally attended Mr. A's pre-arrest suspect interrogation and expressed opinions on the necessity of detention due to the seriousness of the crime."

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