"Incitement of Seobu District Court Incident"... Online Community Admins and Users Reported to Police
by Kim Jinsun
Published 31 Jan.2025 13:45(KST)
All 151 Users Who Posted Are Reported
Resulting in Tacit Approval and Aiding of Conspiracy to Commit Rebellion
Some online community administrators and users accused of premeditating, inciting, and aiding the violent riot at the Western District Court have been reported to the police.
The Preparatory Committee of the Progressive Party's National University Students' Committee held a press conference on the 31st in front of the National Police Agency's National Investigation Headquarters in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, announcing that they have filed complaints against the administrators and managers of DC Inside's People Power Party Gallery, People Power Party Emergency Committee Gallery, US Politics Gallery, and Ilbe Storage on charges of aiding or inciting rebellion.
Park Tae-hoon, Preparatory Chairman of the Progressive Party National University Students' Committee. Photo by Yonhap News
원본보기 아이콘Users who posted a total of 151 posts related to the Western District Court group riot on these communities from the 16th until recently were also reported.
Park Tae-hoon, the preparatory committee chairman, claimed that the Western District Court riot was by no means a spontaneous incident. Chairman Park stated, "Several days before the riot, the infiltration routes and methods into the court were already being discussed on community sites," adding, "This was a riot with the purpose of undermining the national order and should be punished under charges of conspiracy to commit rebellion and incitement to rebellion."
He further pointed out that the administrators of the respective communities actively failed to suppress posts that conspired and incited, resulting in tacit approval and aiding of the conspiracy to commit rebellion.
Chairman Park also said, "On the 23rd, we filed a complaint with the Korea Communications Commission to shut down Ilbe Storage and the People Power Party galleries," emphasizing, "We urge the KCC to promptly process the complaint and take measures to close these sites."
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