20s Man Who Posted Threatening Message to Murder Lawmaker Gominjeong Arrested: "It Was a Joke"

Police: "Threat Post Authors Will Be Strictly Punished"

A man in his 20s who posted a message threatening to kill Go Min-jeong, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, in an online game chat room was arrested by the police within a day.

The Cyber Investigation Unit of the Gyeonggi Southern Provincial Police Agency urgently arrested Mr. A at 2:47 p.m. on the 26th at his residence in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, on charges of intimidation.

Mr. A is suspected of posting a message at 9:17 a.m. the previous day in an online game chat room stating, "I will kill Democratic Party lawmaker Go Min-jeong, who is running in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul."

Democratic Party lawmaker Gominjeong. [Photo by Yonhap News]

After receiving a 112 report about the post made by Mr. A the previous day, the Gyeonggi Southern Provincial Police Agency cooperated with the Gwangjin Police Station in Seoul to protect lawmaker Go’s safety and tracked the IP address to apprehend Mr. A.

Mr. A reportedly told the police, "I did it as a joke," and stated that he had no intention of killing lawmaker Go.

A police official said, "We will definitely arrest and strictly punish anyone who posts threatening messages that cause public anxiety."

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