Police Launch Forced Investigation into 'SNS President Deepfake Video'... Begin Search and Seizure to Identify Poster

Investigation into Hwang Ui-jo's Information Leak Intensifies
Baek Hyun-jin's Attacker Likely to Be Concluded as 'Lone Offender'

The police have launched a forced investigation into a false manipulated video of President Yoon Seok-yeol posted on social networking services (SNS).

On the 26th, Cho Ji-ho, Commissioner of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, said at a press briefing, "We have secured the ID that posted the manipulated video and requested deletion from the Korea Communications Standards Commission," adding, "We have also conducted a search and seizure to identify the individual."

Recently, a video titled "President Yoon Seok-yeol's Confession Speech" circulated on SNS, which is known to be a montage of past TV speeches by President Yoon. The video contains content in which President Yoon says, "The incompetent and corrupt Yoon Seok-yeol government engaged in privilege, foul play, fraud, and corruption."

The police received a complaint from the People Power Party earlier this month and are investigating whether there are violations of the Information and Communications Network Act (defamation) and the Public Official Election Act. The Korea Communications Standards Commission also decided to block the video, citing concerns that it could cause social unrest.

The police have also launched a forced investigation into allegations that investigation information about soccer player Hwang Ui-jo (32) was leaked. Commissioner Cho said, "We are conducting forced investigations such as search and seizure on some related parties and are also conducting communication investigations," adding, "There will be progress in the investigation depending on the results of the communication investigation."

Earlier, Hwang's side claimed that a broker approached him demanding money in exchange for halting the investigation and informed him of the search and seizure locations and times. Hwang is currently under prosecution for illegal filming and secondary damage charges.

Regarding the allegations of admission corruption at music colleges including Seoul National University, Commissioner Cho said, "One more university has been added to the investigation list." Previously, Seoul National University, Sookmyung Women's University, and Kyung Hee University have been under police investigation due to corruption allegations in the music college admission process.

The investigation results of the assault incident involving lawmaker Bae Hyun-jin are expected to be announced soon. Commissioner Cho said, "There is no significant confirmation regarding accomplices or masterminds."

The incident on the 5th when 18 taxis were called to President Yoon's residence is expected to be concluded as a system error of the taxi-hailing application (app). The police have identified that the app continuously assigns taxis regardless of whether the user's call was successful. Commissioner Cho said, "There was some systemic issue," adding, "It is difficult to find specific criminal charges."

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