Statement: "Because I Was Upset"
Previous Suseo Station Bomb Threat Incident
Posted Message Under Someone Else's Name
A man in his 20s who posted a threatening message about blowing up Gwangmyeong Station was sentenced to prison again in the appellate court.
According to the legal community on the 27th, the Criminal Division 1 of Suwon High Court (Presiding Judges Moon Juhyung, Kim Minsang, Kang Youngjae) sentenced Mr. A, who was indicted on charges of obstruction of official duties by deception and threats, to 1 year and 6 months in prison and ordered treatment custody. On February 3rd last year, around 9 p.m., Mr. A posted a message on the 119 Safety Reporting Center website stating his intention to "blow up Gwangmyeong Station at 11 o'clock." As a result, police and other officials were dispatched to the scene and had to conduct an explosive search for about 16 hours, leading to Mr. A being charged with obstruction of official duties.
During the police investigation, he stated that he did it because he was upset due to something unpleasant. It was also found that after being arrested and indicted in 2021 for the 'Suseo Station bomb threat phone call' case and receiving a suspended prison sentence, he posted the message about blowing up Gwangmyeong Station under someone else's name.
The court stated, "The crime was committed amid social anxiety caused by the 'random stabbing' incident, obstructing the official duties of 133 public officials, which makes the guilt severe," and added, "The defendant showed bad behavior after the crime, including insulting and assaulting a correctional officer while being released after prosecution investigation in custody."
The defense argued that outpatient treatment would be sufficient instead of the treatment custody imposed by the lower court, but the appellate court rejected this, stating, "The lower court's judgment that the defendant poses a risk of reoffending is justified."
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