Man in 60s Arrested for Posting 122 Fake Posts Regarding Sewol Ferry, Itaewon, and Plane Crash Disasters

A man in his 60s has been arrested for posting 122 pieces of false information and defamatory remarks on his blog regarding the Sewol ferry, Itaewon, and aircraft disaster tragedies.

The National Office of Investigation under the Korean National Police Agency announced today (the 23rd) that a man in his 60s, identified as A, has been arrested on charges of defamation of the deceased, insult, and defamation under the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection.

A is accused of repeatedly uploading claims such as "the disasters were fabricated," "the bereaved families are fakes," and "the disasters were computer-generated (CG)" on a blog he operated from 2022 until last year.

Police explained that they confirmed A had continuously posted false information and malicious slander targeting victims and bereaved families of multiple social disasters over several years, and proceeded with the arrest considering the persistent nature of the crimes and the severity of the damage.

This case marks the fourth instance in which the National Police Agency has arrested a suspect for secondary victimization crimes targeting social disaster victims and their bereaved families since the launch of the Secondary Victimization Crime Investigation Division.

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