Lee Geun, holding a wine glass, says "Cheers" to the news of Kim Yong-ho's death

Lee Geun-Kim Yongho, 3-Year Feud Continues
"All Cyberrekka Cases Will End Like This"

Captain Lee Geun, a former Navy Special Warfare Command (UDT/SEAL) officer and YouTuber, reacted to the death news of YouTuber Kim Yong-ho, with whom he had a troubled relationship, by saying, "For victory. CHEERS."

On the 12th, Lee posted a photo of an article reporting Kim Yong-ho's death on the community board of his YouTube channel 'ROKSEAL,' writing, "Death XXXX!" He then left a somewhat agitated message, saying, "All cyber reckas will end like this. They lie out of inferiority and eventually face death."

Lee concluded his post with the phrase "For victory. CHEERS," along with a photo of himself holding a wine glass, dressed in a bow tie and tuxedo.

YouTuber Lee Geun [Image source=Screenshot from YouTube channel 'ROKSEAL' community]

The conflict between Lee and Kim began three years ago in 2020. At that time, Kim raised suspicions on his YouTube channel 'Entertainment Chief Kim Yong-ho' that Lee's past UN service record was false and that he had a history of sexual assault. In response, Lee sued Kim Yong-ho for defamation and openly expressed his animosity toward Kim on his own YouTube channel.

Additionally, Kim Yong-ho, who was once part of the YouTube channel 'Garosero Research Institute,' spread baseless false eyewitness accounts about Lee, who joined the Ukrainian International Volunteer Army in March last year, claiming, "He was seen eating breakfast at a hotel in Poland," and "He was fully focused on filming YouTube videos."

Lee did not back down and continued to publicly criticize Kim Yong-ho and the Garosero Research Institute harshly. When Kim was sentenced to eight months in prison last August for violating the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection (defamation) by saying "An actress pushed by former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk," Lee posted the article along with the comment, "A despicable human. Rot well in prison."

A month ago, Lee also mocked Kim Se-ui, the head of Garosero Research Institute, writing, "Se-ui, did you collapse again? Don't cry on live broadcast, stay strong. You poor XX."

YouTuber Kim Yong-ho, who ended his life by suicide on the 12th [Image source: YouTube capture]

Meanwhile, Lee caused controversy last March when he entered Ukraine, a travel-restricted area, without permission from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and joined the International Brigade as a volunteer soldier. At that time, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported Lee for violating the Passport Act, stating that he entered Ukraine, where a Level 4 travel advisory (travel ban) was issued, without government approval. The court sentenced Lee last month to 1 year and 6 months in prison with a 3-year probation, ordering 80 hours of community service and 40 hours of compliance driving lectures.

He is also accused of driving his vehicle without a license from his home in Maetan-dong, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, to the Suwon Southern Police Station in Maetan-dong at around 6:10 p.m. on the 6th of last month. Lee's license had been canceled as he was under investigation for hit-and-run causing injury under the Special Act after an accident with a motorcycle in Seoul last July, where he left the scene without providing aid. It is reported that his unlicensed driving was discovered through a vehicle registration check when he visited the Suwon Southern Police Station for another case. Regarding this, Lee posted on his YouTube channel community, "Regarding the unlicensed driving, of course, I didn't know about it. NO PROBLEM," which caused controversy.

In addition, Lee is currently on trial after being sent to the prosecution in July for allegedly hitting YouTuber Gujeok (real name Lee Jun-hee) once in the hallway outside the courtroom during a dispute. Gujeok had come to attend Lee's first hearing on the Passport Act violation charge in March.

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