The Gimpo Police Station in Gyeonggi said on the 20th that it had apprehended and was questioning a teenager, identified as A, on suspicion of posting in a social media (SNS) chat room a message threatening to kill President Lee Jae-myung and Democratic Party of Korea leader Jeong Cheong-rae.
A is suspected of threatening the president and Jeong by posting in an Instagram group chat with acquaintances that he would "take one of President Lee or leader Jeong."
After receiving a request for cooperation from the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency that morning, the Gimpo Police Station located A at his home in Gimpo and asked him to appear voluntarily.
A, who appeared with his parents, reportedly told police during questioning that he "did it in a fit of anger while chatting with an acquaintance in the group chat."
A police official said, "The time when A posted the message has not yet been confirmed," adding, "We plan to further investigate whether charges can be applied."