A man in his 50s sent to prosecution for writing defamatory posts about President Yoon and his wife on Gimhae road

A man in his 50s who wrote defamatory messages about President Yoon Suk-yeol and his wife on the road surface using paint spray has been handed over to the prosecution.

The Western Gimhae Police Station in Gyeongnam announced on the 12th that they sent Mr. A, who is suspected of graffiti defaming President Yoon and his wife, to the prosecution without detention.

According to the police, Mr. A is suspected of writing defamatory messages about President Yoon and his wife with red paint spray on a two-lane road of a bridge in Jinrye-myeon, Gimhae City, six times from July to September.

At the scene, there were writings containing abusive language such as "Yoon Suk-yeol XXX" and "Kim Geon-hee XXX."

Defamatory graffiti engraved on a bridge in Jinrye-myeon, Gimhae-si, Gyeongnam.
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The police who received the report tracked the suspect by analyzing the closed-circuit television (CCTV) around the scene.

They confirmed footage of Mr. A riding a motorcycle about 1 km away from the scene on a CCTV and conducted a stakeout investigation, leading to his arrest.

It is known that Mr. A committed the crime out of dissatisfaction with the current government's policies, such as the discharge of contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan into the ocean.

During the police investigation, he admitted to choosing the bridge road, which has frequent vehicle and pedestrian traffic, as the crime scene.

According to the Minor Offenses Act, a person who draws or dirties artificial structures causing damage can be fined up to 100,000 won, detained, or fined.

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