Police Raid Server Management Company Over People Power Party Member Bulletin Board Case Involving Han Dong-hoon

Police investigating the so-called member bulletin board controversy—where posts criticizing then-President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife were allegedly uploaded under the names of then-People Power Party leader Han Dong-hoon and his family members—have secured server-related data through a compulsory investigation.

The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Cyber Investigation Unit announced today (August 13) that it conducted a raid yesterday (August 12) on the company managing the People Power Party member bulletin board.

Police have been continuing their investigation by recently summoning and questioning an official from the party's Public Relations Bureau who previously managed the bulletin board, and by requesting the People Power Party's Secretariat to preserve the bulletin board server data.

The case surfaced in November 2024 when a computer error temporarily exposed the real names of posters on the People Power Party member bulletin board.

Suspicions were raised through some YouTube channels and other outlets that posts criticizing then-President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife were written under the names of lawmaker Han Dong-hoon and his family members, prompting the police to launch an investigation after receiving a complaint filed by a civic group.

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