Man in His 50s Urgently Arrested for Threatening to Blow Up Seoul Detention Center Where Yoon Is Incarcerated

Threat Made via Police Civil Complaint Call Center
Urgent Arrest in Anyang Within 50 Minutes

A man in his 50s was arrested by police on August 12 after threatening to blow up Seoul Detention Center, where former President Yoon Suk-yeol is currently incarcerated.

On this day, the Anyang Manan Police Station in Gyeonggi Province announced that they had urgently apprehended and are investigating the suspect, identified as A, on charges of making public threats.

Near Seoul Detention Center, Uiwang-si, Gyeonggi. Photo by National Assembly Press Photographers Group

At approximately 4:27 a.m. that day, A is accused of calling the police civil complaint call center (182) and threatening, "I will bring something to Seoul Detention Center, where former President Yoon Suk-yeol is, and blow it up."

The call center counselor immediately reported the threat to 112, and police apprehended A at around 5:18 a.m.?about 50 minutes after the report?on the street near the residence of an acquaintance of A in Manan-gu, Anyang.

A police official stated, "A has not yet been questioned, as he fell asleep after being apprehended," adding, "Details such as whether he was intoxicated and his motive for the crime will be confirmed at a later time."

Meanwhile, former President Yoon was indicted and detained at Seoul Detention Center on July 19 on charges including obstruction of special official duties and abuse of authority.

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