A man in his 30s arrested for impersonating police and threatening stabbing at Gangnam Station on Blind

"Claimed 'No Intention to Commit the Actual Crime'"

A man in his 30s, identified as office worker A, who is accused of impersonating an employee of the National Police Agency and posting a murder threat on the online community for office workers 'Blind,' was detained on the 24th.

The Seoul Eastern District Court (Presiding Judge Shin Hyun-il) conducted a pre-arrest detention hearing (warrant examination) for about 40 minutes starting at 2:30 p.m. that day, and issued an arrest warrant for A on the grounds of flight risk and the seriousness of the crime.

A is accused of posting a message titled "I will stab someone tonight at Exit 1 of Gangnam Station" on the Blind bulletin board on the morning of the 21st, using a police officer account (threatening behavior).

The police believe that A unlawfully used a police officer account. Investigations revealed that A has never worked as a police officer, nor does he have any current or former police officers among his family members.

When A appeared for the warrant hearing at around 1:52 p.m. that day, he responded "No" to reporters' questions about whether he had actually planned the crime.

A man in his 30s, identified as office worker A, who is accused of impersonating a police officer and posting a 'murder threat' on the online community Blind, is heading to the courtroom at the Seoul Eastern District Court on the 24th for a detention warrant hearing. A was detained on the same day.
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During the police investigation, A stated that he wrote the post to stir social controversy about Blind. He had experienced conflicts with other users over abusive comments in the past and, after his deletion requests were denied, he became dissatisfied and committed the act.

However, A claimed that he had no intention of actually carrying out a murder.

The Cyber Terror Investigation Unit of the National Police Agency plans to further investigate how A obtained the police account. Blind requires users to verify their affiliated workplace by email or employment-related documents before they can register and post.

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