Lee Ho Young, Vice Administrator of the Korean National Police Agency, who is acting as the Commissioner, commented on a post related to the 'Namtaeryeong protestor criticism' on Blind, an anonymous workplace application. The post is suspected to be written by an employee of the agency. Lee noted, 'I will thoroughly investigate, and if the writer turns out to be a police officer, I will ensure strict punishment.'
Vice Administrator Lee attended a full meeting of the National Assembly's Public Administration and Security Committee in Yeouido, Seoul, on the 23rd and responded to a question from Basic Income Party lawmaker Yong Hye In regarding the post on the Korean National Police Agency's Blind account, stating, 'I will make sure to uncover who was responsible for such actions.'
Blind is a community app where posts can be made only after verifying and registering an account with a company's credentials. A Blind user, suspected to be an employee of the Korean National Police Agency, posted a comment on the 22nd related to the 'tractor protest to Seoul' organized by the 'Jeon Bong Jun struggle unit' of the Korean Peasants League. The post read, 'If it were Europe, they would have been shot in the head, yet they are still occupying roads and whining. How is this normal?' Regarding citizens joining to overcome police suppression, the user added, 'What on earth are these idiots, who support criminal farmers rushing towards our defenseless staff, thinking?'
Park Jeong Hyun, a lawmaker from the Democratic Party of Korea, remarked in a question session in the morning, 'This is outright misogyny,' and added, 'This needs to be confirmed and addressed immediately. Even on an anonymous bulletin board, since they are suspected to be employees of the police station, it must be confirmed.' The Administrator responded, 'I will look into it.'