Investigations Underway for Malicious Posts Related to the Western District Court
The police have launched an investigation following the posting of messages on online communities that planned a riot at the Constitutional Court.
A Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency official stated at a regular press briefing held on the 10th, "We plan to conduct a pre-indictment investigation on 20 reports received by the Yeongdeungpo Police Station and the Cyber Investigation Unit of the Seoul Police Agency on charges including threats," adding, "We have requested preservation of the posts and will promptly identify the individuals involved and investigate."
Earlier, around 3 a.m. on the 7th, a user of DC Inside's US Politics Gallery (Mijeong Gallery) posted a message saying, "I scouted around the Constitutional Court," and added, "The walls around the Constitutional Court are low, so it seems easy to climb over if one is determined." Another user shared internal floor plans of all levels of the Constitutional Court in a post titled 'Verification of possible protest locations at the Constitutional Court.' Additionally, numerous posts mentioned preparations such as ladders to climb over police barricades and baseball bats.
The police are also investigating individuals who posted threatening messages and fake news related to the disturbance at the Seoul Western District Court.
A police official said, "Many threatening posts and fake news were posted regarding the Western District Court incident," and added, "We are investigating 74 threatening posts and 5 fake news cases; among them, 5 individuals have been apprehended, and 1 person has been sent to prosecution without detention."
The threatening posts revealed by the police on this day were reportedly threats against judges and politicians. The individual sent to prosecution without detention was identified as someone who posted online threats to kill Judge So Jun-seop of the Seoul Central District Court and surrendered to the police on the 17th of last month.
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