On the 27th, Ha Tae-kyung, a member of the People Power Party, stated, "Byun Chang-ho, of 'Byun Chang-ho Coin Academy,' who exposed various corruptions in the coin market including the Kim Nam-guk incident, is reportedly receiving horrific death threats from several unidentified individuals."
In a Facebook post, Representative Ha said about those threatening Byun, "They have identified Byun's phone number, home address, and workplace," adding, "Among the personal information, there is sensitive data such as resident registration numbers, which only the police or public institutions should have access to. The leak suspicion even includes state agencies."
He conveyed, "(The people threatening Byun) also flaunted connections to political circles or specific companies, posted knife emoticons, and threatened with phrases like 'Tell your wife to be careful,' and 'I will cut off your hands and feet and gouge out your eyes.'"
He continued, "It is necessary to thoroughly investigate who the forces threatening the whistleblower Byun are and to ensure protection by state agencies so that he faces no threats."
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