Shocking Post Before Ajou University Campaign Event
Teenage Author Turns Himself In to Police
Gyeonggi Southern Police Launch Investigation
Examining Whether Online False or Threatening Posts Constitute Criminal Intimidation
On the day Lee Jaemyung, the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, visited Ajou University, a teenage male turned himself in to the police after posting a message on an online community soliciting a knife attack.
According to the Cyber Investigation Unit of the Gyeonggi Southern Provincial Police Agency on the 27th, at around 10:00 a.m. that day, a teenage male, referred to as A, visited the police agency in person and submitted a written confession. A is suspected of having posted a message on the anonymous community "Everytime" at Ajou University at 10:51 a.m. the previous day, reading, "If you stab Lee Jaemyung with a knife today, I'll give you money. Contact me."
On the same day the post appeared, at 11:00 a.m. on the 26th, candidate Lee Jaemyung held a meeting with university students at Ajou University, discussing youth policy and other topics. The event concluded without incident at around 12:15 p.m., approximately one hour and ten minutes later. Lee left the campus safely.
The police began identifying A immediately after receiving a report about the post. It is known that they were already tracking the suspect prior to the confession.
A police official stated, "We plan to investigate A's exact motive and the circumstances surrounding the post," adding, "We will respond strictly to false or threatening posts online."
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