The police have arrested 14 individuals who posted malicious articles and videos defaming and insulting the victims and bereaved families of the Jeju Air passenger plane disaster, and have applied for an arrest warrant for one of them.
The National Investigation Headquarters Special Investigation Unit of the National Police Agency requested Kim Shin, Head of Family Affairs at the Presidential Security Service, to appear on the 14th on charges of obstructing the execution of official duties, but he did not attend that day. Kim is accused of preventing the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Unit and the police from executing an arrest warrant for President Yoon Seok-yeol on the 3rd. Photo by Jo Yong-jun
On the 23rd, the National Investigation Headquarters of the National Police Agency announced that they are currently investigating a total of 233 cases and are continuously tracking the malicious post authors.
The Busan Cyber Investigation Unit additionally arrested two suspects who posted multiple videos claiming that the footage of the crashed passenger plane was manipulated, thereby defaming the victims and their families. An arrest warrant was applied for one of them the previous day.
A police official stated, “We will promptly investigate and strictly prosecute any acts of posting malicious content targeting victims and bereaved families online. We ask that people refrain from spreading rumors and posting malicious articles and videos to prevent further suffering of the bereaved families.”
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