Police have detained a man in his 30s for questioning after he wrote an online post threatening to kill independent lawmaker Han Dong-hoon.

Independent lawmaker Han Dong-hoon. /Courtesy of News1

On the 19th, the Incheon Gyeyang Police Station said it is investigating a man in his 30s, identified only as A, on suspicion of public intimidation for posting on social media (SNS) a message reading, "I will kill Han Dong-hoon."

Police began an investigation after receiving a report at about 10:25 a.m. that there was an online post threatening to kill lawmaker Han Dong-hoon.

Police tracked the poster based on the internet protocol (IP) address and urgently arrested A that afternoon in Ansan, Gyeonggi.

Police are questioning A on the number of threatening posts and the motive for the crime.

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