Court Orders Man to Pay 14.84 Million Won in Damages to State Over Fake Yatap Station Stabbing Threat

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A man in his 20s who triggered a massive police deployment by posting a threat online to go on a stabbing rampage at Yatap Station has ultimately been caught.

He has now been ordered to pay 14.84 million won in damages to the state.

The Suwon District Court ruled partly in favor of the plaintiff yesterday in a damage suit filed by the state, ordering the defendant to pay 14.84 million won.

This marks the court's first ruling since police filed a damage suit to hold someone accountable for the waste of law enforcement resources caused by online threatening posts.

Previously, the individual, referred to as A, posted a message on an anonymous online community in September 2024 threatening to murder 30 people at Yatap Station in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province.

As the post spread across social media, the area around Yatap Station went on high alert.

To prepare for any contingency, police even deployed a police special forces unit and armored vehicles while conducting emergency patrols over an extended period.

A was eventually caught 56 days after the post was uploaded, and police investigations revealed that he stated he made the post to promote a website he operated.
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