False Bomb Threat at Hotel to Delay Seminar Presentation... Office Worker in His 30s Sentenced to Prison Again on Appeal

Man in His 30s Fabricated Story to Postpone Event
Hotel Suffers Loss of About 9 Million Won in Refunds

A man in his 30s who made a false report of planting explosives at a hotel, claiming he had not finished preparing for his seminar presentation, was sentenced to imprisonment again in his appeal trial.

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According to Yonhap News on May 11, the Gwangju District Court Criminal Division 2 (Presiding Judge Kim Jongseok) upheld the original sentence of one year in prison for Mr. A, who was indicted for obstruction of official duties by fraudulent means, after he falsely reported that explosives had been installed at a lodging facility.

Mr. A was put on trial for calling the 112 emergency center at the Jeonnam Provincial Police Agency on February 17 last year, threatening to "blow up a hotel in Damyang County," thereby wasting public resources and disrupting hotel operations. As access to the hotel was restricted at the time, it was reported that the hotel refunded about 9.18 million won in accommodation fees and other expenses to guests.

At the time, Mr. A, who was an office worker, was assigned to present a topic at a seminar being held at the hotel. When he realized he was unprepared, he fabricated the story in an attempt to postpone the event. The police investigation found that Mr. A disguised his voice with a mechanical tone and committed the crime without revealing his caller ID.

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