Jeon Han-gil Referred to Public Prosecution Office over Claims of North Korean Involvement in May 18 Movement

Police have referred Jeon Han-gil, a former Korean history lecturer turned YouTuber, to the Public Prosecution Office on charges of claiming that North Korea intervened in the May 18 Democratization Movement.

According to police, the Metropolitan Crime Investigation Unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency transferred Jeon to the Seoul Central District Public Prosecution Office on October 30 on charges of violating the Special Act on the May 18 Democratization Movement, Etc.

Jeon is accused of spreading false information on his YouTube channel on April 22 this year to the effect that North Korea was involved in the May 18 Democratization Movement.

When the May 18 Democratization Movement Act was revised and came into force on January 5, 2021, a new provision was established to penalize the act of disseminating false information related to the May 18 Democratization Movement.

Article 8 of the Special Act stipulates that anyone who spreads false information regarding the May 18 Democratization Movement through information and communications networks may face up to five years in prison or a fine of up to 50 million won.
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