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Arrest of a man suspected of threatening to assassinate the US ambassador to Seoul
SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) - A 30-year-old man posted a message on the White House website on July 8, threatening to assassinate the US ambassador to South Korea, Mark Lippert, and he was arrested by the Seoul Police Agency (SMPA), it was reported this Friday.
This message of 10 lines, considered illogical and incoherent by the police, was also posted on the American Internet portal 4chan by this man.
Mark Lippert, the ambassador of the United States in South Korea
The investigation began at the request of the Embassy of the United States in Korea on July 10 and the unit in charge of Internet-related investigations had led the IP address detection operation. Seoul police arrested the man on July 14 at his home.
The SMPA said today that the case would be forwarded to the prosecution for indictment following its threat against the diplomatic corps. Police raided the laptop and found traces of connection to the White House website and capture of the posted message.
However, the suspect refused to acknowledge his actions during the police interrogation. If his guilt is confirmed by the court, he will receive a prison sentence. According to the law, the penalty for threatening the diplomatic corps can be up to five years in prison. It was added that the US Embassy wishes to initiate criminal proceedings against him.
It was clarified that the suspect would have given up looking for a job after graduation graduate to spend time surfing the Internet at home and he would have been accompanied by any accomplice.
jhoh@yna.co.kr
The attacker of the US ambassador was allegedly influenced by North Korean propaganda, police say Mark Lippert, US Ambassador: "The incident reinforced our belief of an unbreakable link Attack on the US ambassador: the psychology of the assailant will be sieved(5th LD) US Ambassador to Seoul stabbed
Arrest of a man suspected of threatening to assassinate the US ambassador to Seoul
SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) - A 30-year-old man posted a message on the White House website on July 8, threatening to assassinate the US ambassador to South Korea, Mark Lippert, and he was arrested by the Seoul Police Agency (SMPA), it was reported this Friday.
This message of 10 lines, considered illogical and incoherent by the police, was also posted on the American Internet portal 4chan by this man.
Mark Lippert, the ambassador of the United States in South Korea
The investigation began at the request of the Embassy of the United States in Korea on July 10 and the unit in charge of Internet-related investigations had led the IP address detection operation. Seoul police arrested the man on July 14 at his home.
The SMPA said today that the case would be forwarded to the prosecution for indictment following its threat against the diplomatic corps. Police raided the laptop and found traces of connection to the White House website and capture of the posted message.
However, the suspect refused to acknowledge his actions during the police interrogation. If his guilt is confirmed by the court, he will receive a prison sentence. According to the law, the penalty for threatening the diplomatic corps can be up to five years in prison. It was added that the US Embassy wishes to initiate criminal proceedings against him.
It was clarified that the suspect would have given up looking for a job after graduation graduate to spend time surfing the Internet at home and he would have been accompanied by any accomplice.
jhoh@yna.co.kr
The attacker of the US ambassador was allegedly influenced by North Korean propaganda, police say Mark Lippert, US Ambassador: "The incident reinforced our belief of an unbreakable link Attack on the US ambassador: the psychology of the assailant will be sieved(5th LD) US Ambassador to Seoul stabbed
