A man in his 20s who repeatedly posted threats on social media (SNS) to kill President Lee Jae-myung has been handed over to prosecutors.
The Hyehwa Police Station in Seoul sent a man in his 20s, identified as A, to prosecutors without detention on July 22 on suspicion of attempted intimidation. A is accused of posting five threatening messages on his SNS at about 6:30 a.m. on the 6th, saying, "I will kill President Lee Jae-myung today."
A reportedly acknowledged the allegations during a police investigation but said there was no intent to actually carry them out.
Police determined that posting threatening messages constitutes a crime even without an intent to carry them out and applied the charge of attempted intimidation.
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